Property from an Important Private Collection, Florida
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Salvador Dalí
Vénus à la girafe
- Estimate
- $80,000 - 120,000
$75,000
Lot Details
bronze with brown patina
incised with the artist's signature and number "Salvador Dalí 5/6” and stamped with the Venturi Arte Foundry mark on the base
61 3/8 x 9 x 26 3/8 in. (156 x 23 x 67 cm.)
Executed in 1973, this work is number 5 from an edition of 6 and is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Venturi Arte.
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989Salvador Dalí was perhaps the most broadly known member of the Surrealist movement of the early twentieth century. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, the avant-garde style explored consciousness and dream-like states through exaggerated landscapes and bizarre or grotesque imagery. Using the means of painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and literature, Dalí explored these ideas with a meticulous hand and inventive wit. Although known for his role in Surrealism, Dalí was also a seminal example of celebrity showmanship and the cult of personality, a phenomenon that dominates popular culture today. Always a colorful and flamboyant presence with his signature cape, wide-eyed expression and trademark upturned waxed mustache, Dalí was a master of self-promotion and spectacle.
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