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Salvador Dalí
Vénus; and Venus de las constellaciones con picador (Venus; and Venus of the Constellations with Bullfighter)
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- £1,000 - 1,500♠
£1,250
Lot Details
Two etchings with drypoint, on Richard de Bas paper, with full margins,
1974; and 1975
both I. various sizes,
both S. 78.5 x 58.2 cm (30 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
both S. 78.5 x 58.2 cm (30 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
both signed and inscribed 'H.C.' in pencil (two hors commerce impressions, the editions were 75 and 25 artist's proofs), published by Ateliers Rigal, Paris, both unframed.
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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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