Salvador Dali by Opera Gallery, Art et antiquités

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Salvador DalĂ

September 2015

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18 September - 18 October 2015

Preface

2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of Singapore’s Independence, and such a substantial milestone calls for an exhibition of equal merit. It is with this in mind that we are proud to showcase one of the most illustrious names in 20th century art: Salvador Dalí. Dalí developed his own symbolic narrative that is prevalent throughout his works; manifested beautifully in his sculptural works. Exquisite examples of these will be on exhibition along the esteemed Orchard Road, where monumental and museum sized works will be in situ for a full month, transporting viewers from reality to otherworldly destinations, inviting them to bear witness to transcendental creatures, anthropomorphic figures and warped timepieces, that truly exemplify Dalí’s vivid imaginings. Celebrated globally, Dalí was a pioneer in his field and spawned a legacy that still burns bright more than a quarter of a century after his death. We are pleased to present to you these prestigious works by this most captivating artist.

Gilles Dyan Founder and Chairman Opera Gallery Group

Stéphane Le Pelletier Director Opera Gallery Asia Pacific

The Legacy of Salvador Dalí Anecdotes from the 20th century’s most illustrious, provocative and idiosyncratic selfproclaimed genius.

— ‘Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure – that of being Salvador Dalí.’ — Salvador Dalí began his life on May 11, 1904, the second-born son of Salvador Dalí Cusí, a powerful notary, and Felipa Domènech Ferrés, a kind and doting art teacher. His older brother, also named Salvador Dalí, had died in infancy only nine months before. His brother’s death had a deep psychological impact on the artist, who throughout his life believed himself to be a reincarnation of the first-born Salvador. — ‘None of the professors in the school being competent to judge me, I retire.’ In 1926, Dalí was expelled from the San Fernando Academy of Art in Madrid for refusing to sit for his oral exams in art history on the premise that he was more intelligent than any of his professors. Producing the brilliant painting Basket of Bread that same year proved Dalí’s technical mastery, and the precocious artist moved to Paris shortly after leaving school. Upon arrival he phoned up Pablo Picasso, his idol, saying ‘I have come to see you before visiting the Louvre’, to which Picasso replied, ‘You are quite right.’ — ‘Picasso loved me a lot. Despite his Communist ideas, Picasso is a genius, and so am I.’ — In April of 1929, Dalí met and immediately fell in love with Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, known by her nickname Gala, who was married at the time to his friend and poet Paul Éluard. The two shared an instant connection. From that moment on, Gala became Dalí’s muse, partner and business manager, holding a mysterious power over the artist until her death, six years before his, in 1982. — A voracious reader of Sigmund Freud, Dalí was naturally drawn to the artists of the Surrealist movement who found artistic inspiration in theories of psychoanalysis and paranoia. Though sharing

visual interests with the group, Dalí’s involvement with the Surrealists, especially its founder and

— ‘Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.’ Dalí’s entire being was a work of art –

leader André Breton, became increasingly strained in the 1930s due to his persistent self-promotion

his speech, his appearance, his behaviour - planned, curated and executed to a perfection of the

and unwillingness to conform to the Surrealist agenda. By 1939, Dalí’s greed and celebrity status

outrageous. A performance piece that lasted from the moment of his birth to that of his death,

had ruptured his relationship to the group, marking an end of all of his affiliations with artistic

Dalí’s life incorporated painting, psychoanalysis, mathematics, debauchery, self-obsession and an

groups and movements.

open declaration of sympathy for all who lacked the privilege of being him.

— André Breton coined the nickname ‘Avida Dollars’, an anagram of Dalí’s name, to poke fun at the

— Dalí’s idiosyncratic talent is as fascinating now as it was in his lifetime, and his legacy as a figure

artist’s insatiable greed. Dalí employed his considerable talents to supplement his unabashed love

and artist live on well past his death. While his antics run risk of eclipsing his art, his brilliant

for money, appearing in advertisements, creating logos and even doodling on uncashed checks at

manipulation of images and inventive, unguarded persona have become seeds for generations of

restaurants, assuming that no one in their right mind would cash a check with an original Dalí sketch

inspiration and interpretation of modern art. Reflections on anachronisms, interactions between

on the back of it.

psyche and medium, evocation of traditional mastery with contemporary analysis – notions that are seminal in the inspiration of an entire generation of artists, no less Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons

— ‘Liking money like I like it is nothing less than mysticism. Money is glory.’

than David Bowie and Lady Gaga.

— ‘Compared to Velázquez, I am nothing. But compared to contemporary painters, I am the biggest

— ‘Let my enemies devour each other.’

genius of modern time’. Dalí’s early work drew from various classical influences including Raphael, Bronzino, Vermeer and Velázquez, whom he particularly admired. Velázquez’s influence can be seen in some of Dalí’s most astounding works, such as his 1938 The Image Disappears which incorporates elements that Dalí expounded on in his 1948 treatise Fifty Magic Secrets of Painting, in which he ranks the masters based on criteria of technique, composition, originality, inspiration and mysteriousness. — Dalí’s home in Portlligat was decorated by a number of portraits of people with moustaches, including a portrait of Velázquez. Dalí used to claim that he collected moustaches belonging to famous people, often choosing them as much for their characters as for their art.

L’Œil fleuri, 1944 Oil and tempera on joined canvas 176.5 x 392.4 cm - 69.5 x 154.5 in. Price on request

Provenance Marquis de Cuevas (acquired from the artist, 1944) Mrs. Margaret Rockefeller de Cuevas (acquired by descent from the above) Raymundo Larrain, Santiago (acquired by descent from the above, 1976) Private collection (acquired by descent from the above)

Certificate Robert P., Nicolas R. & Olivier M. Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under the reference No. h1070

The oil-on-canvas L’Œil Fleuri was developed into a set design for the 1944 ballet production Tristan Fou (Mad Tristan). While he was primarily known as a painter, Dalí worked across a wide span of media including jewellery, film, sculpture and experimental stage design. Dalí was extensively involved in ballet and theatre, first designing for shows as early as 1927 and frequently entering these collaborations throughout his career. For Dalí, theatre productions provided an environment in which to explore a personal interest in the architectural elements undergirding painting. Haunting and intense, the eyes of L’Œil Fleuri draw attention to Dalí’s obsession with perception and attempts to produce a symbolic language capable of communicating his inner life.

Don Chisciotte, Evocazione di Dulcinea... rinunzio ai miei diritti di gentiluomo, 1964 Signed and dated ‘Dalí 1964’ (lower left, lower centre and lower right) and inscribed ‘Dulcinea’ (lower left) Black ball-point pen, brush and gray wash and aerography on card laid down on masonite 42.8 x 55 cm - 16.8 x 21.7 in. Price on request

Provenance Private collection (acquired from the artist), Europe

Exhibited Augsburg, Römisches Museum, Dalí, Mara e Beppe, Bilder einer Freundschaft, September - November 2000

Literature Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quischiotte della Mancia, Milan, Aldo Palazzi (ed.), 1965, ill. p. 369, details ill. pp. 141, 309 and 369

Certificate Robert P., Nicolas R. & Olivier M.Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under the reference No. d5338 The Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí has confirmed the authenticity of this work In 1964 and 1965 Dalí created a series of 26 works illustrating Miguel de Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quixote. The illustrations were published in a serialized edition of the novel that was distributed through the magazine Tempo. Varied in their graphic style and phantasmagorical imagery, Dalí’s illustrations demonstrated the artist’s fascination with one of the most influential works of Spanish literature. Inspired by Don Quixote’s delirious trips through Spain, Dalí adopts the protagonist’s neurotic universe to create unprecedentedly powerful illustrations that combine the literary escapades with his own staggering genius.

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‘A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.’ Salvador Dalí

Persistence of Memory, 1980, Monumental Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA H: 500 cm - 196.9 in. Price on request

Exhibited Paris, Place Vendôme, Dalí Monumental Sculpture, 1995 Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 • Beijing, China Millennium Monument, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 Shanghai, Shanghai International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 - 2003 Wuhan, Wuhan International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2003 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí in Shanghai, 2009 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Marseille, Galerie Mickael Marciano, Salvador Dalí, 2013

Literature Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., China Millennium Monument, 2002, ill. of another cast, pp. 46 - 47 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Shanghai Urban Planning Center, 2002-2003, ill. of another cast, pp. 36 - 37 Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 246, No. 632 n Salvador Dalí in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, p. 170 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 190 - 191

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Dalí has isolated the central image of his best-known painting and given it the same title. It is a simple figure: a limp watch draped over the branch of a dead tree. Dalínean time is not rigid; it is one with space…fluid. The unexpected softness of the watch also represents the psychological fact that the speed of time, while precise in scientific use, is widely variable in human perception. When we are involved in pleasant activities or in work that absorbs all our attention, ‘time flies’, but when we are mired in boredom or discomfort, it drags. The limp watch no longer ‘keeps’ time; it does not measure its passage. Thus, the speed of our time depends only on us.

Profile of Time, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA H: 380 cm - 149.6 in. Price on request

Exhibited Paris, Place Vendôme, Dalí Monumental Sculpture, 1995 Vienna, Palais Pallavicini, Dalí, 1997 • Munster, Dalí, 1997 Rome, Galleria di Piazza Colonna, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1999 Royal Botanical Kew Gardens, Dalí, 2001-2002 Sydney, Customs House, The Dalí Universe, 2002 Singapore, Opera Gallery , Dalí in Singapore, 2006 • Monte Carlo, Place du Casino, Casino Gardens, 2006 Shanghai, Zendai MOMA Museum, 2009 Bahrain, Opera Gallery at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, 2011 Sorrento, Piazza Veniero, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 238, ref. 615 Dalí in Singapore, exh. cat., Singapore, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 10 - 11 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, pp. 168-169 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 192 - 193 - 194 - 195 Awaken your imagination in Bahrain, exh. cat., Bahrain, Opera Gallery, 2011, ill. of another cast, pp. 4 - 5 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, p. 107

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This sculpture echoes Dalí’s famous 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory in which the famous melted watch appeared for the first time. As the watch liquefies over the tree, it forms into a human profile, underlining the interminable relationship between man and time. The unexpected softness of the watch also represents the psychological aspect whereby time, whilst considered to be precise and fixed in its nature, can, in fact, vary significantly in human perception. All men must bend to the passing of time. We see Dalí’s profile in the face of the clock. There is a tear falling from his eye, lamenting the path of life that all men must travel.

Space Venus, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA H: 350 cm - 137.8 in. Price on request

Exhibited Frankfurt, Operplatz, Dalí, 1994 • Berlin, Citadel, Dalí, 1994 Paris, Place Vendôme, Dalí Monumental Sculpture, 1995 Rome, Galleria di Piazza Colonna, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1999 London, Queen’s Walk (South Bank of River Thames), The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Singapore, Opera Gallery, Dalí in Singapore, 2006 Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, 2006 Haifa, Convention Center of Haifa Israel, The Eyes of a Genius, 2013 • Marseille, Galerie Mickael Marciano, Salvador Dalí, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 239, No. 616 Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 6 - 7 Dalí in Singapore, exh. cat., Singapore, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 14 - 15 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 200 - 201 The Eyes of a Genius, exh. cat., Haifa, Convention Center of Haifa Israel, 2013, ill. of another cast

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Venus is the goddess of beauty, and Dalí pays homage to the female figure by adding his own special elements. The underlying form in this sculpture is of a classic marble statue of a female torso, to which have been added four Dalínian elements: a soft watch, an egg, two ants and a separation of the body into two parts. The watch is draped over the neck to give us two opposing messages; that beauty of the flesh is temporary and will vanish, while beauty of art is timeless and eternal. The ants are reminders of human mortality and impermanence. The Space Venus is divided into two parts to reveal the egg, which like the ant, is a favourite Dalínian theme given the duality of its hard exterior and soft interior. The egg is a positive symbol and represents life, renewal, continuation and the future.

Homage to Terpsichore, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA H: 375 cm - 149.6 in. Price on request

Exhibited Sorrento, Piazza Angelina Lauro, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 240, No. 620 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 186 - 187 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, p. 106

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Terpsichore is one of the famed nine Mythological muses. In creating his version of the muse of dance, Terpsichore, Dalí uses a reflected image, setting the soft, carnal muse against the hardened, statuesque one. The lack of definition in both faces clearly underlines the purely symbolic significance of these figures. The dancer with the smooth and classical form represents Grace and the unconscious, while the other angular, cubist figure represents the ever-growing and chaotic rhythm of modern life. Both figures dance side by side in everyone.

Woman Aflame, 1980 (first cast in 1980) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA H: 360 cm - 141.7 in. Price on request

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Paris, Place Vendôme, Dalí Monumental Sculpture, 1995 Wurzburg, Dalí, 1996 Mainz, Congress-Centrum, Dalí, 1997 • Innsbruk, Dalí, 1997 • Vienna, Palais Pallavicini, Dalí, 1997 Hamburg, Millerntor Hochhaus im Lichthof, Dalí, 1998 Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 • Essen, Colosseum, Dalí, 1999 Savonlinna, Retretti Arts Center, Dalí, 2001 Singapore, Opera Gallery at Uob Plaza, Capital Tower, Dalí in Singapore, 2006 • Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, 2006 Sotheby’s at Chatsworth, 2008 Henley, Henley Festival, 2009 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí, Mind of a Genius, 2011 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí, Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí, Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Sorrento, Piazza Tasso, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 255, No. 655 Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 8 - 9 Dalí in Singapore, exh. cat., Singapore, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 16 - 17 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 208 - 209 Dalí, Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 81 Dalí, Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, p. 9 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, p. 106

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This sculpture unites two of Dalí’s obsessions: fire, and a female figure with drawers. The flames seem to have a life of their own, and represent the hidden intensity of unconscious desire, while the drawers represent the mystery of hidden secrets. This beautiful faceless woman symbolizes all women. For Dalí, a woman’s mystery is her true beauty.

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‘Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating: it is either good or bad.’ Salvador Dalí

Cabinet Anthropomorphique, 1982 Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 11 + 1 EA H: 96 cm - 37.8 in. Price on request

Exhibited Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 • Ferrara, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Dalí, 1989 • Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 Genoa, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Dalí, 1991 • Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum Of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991 Toulouse, Musée d’Art Moderne, Dalí Retrospectif, 1994 Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses-Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996 Heidelburg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997 Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, Dalí, 1999 • Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 • Beijing, China Millennium Monument, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 Shanghai, Shanghai Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 - 2003 Wuhan, Wuhan International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2003 Lavardens, Chateau Lavardens, L’Univers de Dalí, 2004 • Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, Dalí, 2004 Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, 2008 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, 2009 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013

Literature Franco Passoni, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1987, ill. of another cast, p. 63 Dalí nella terza dimensione, exh. cat., Bari, Castello Svevo, 1988, ill. of another cast, p. 43 Dalí, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Patrice Trigano, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 37 Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, exh. cat., Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 43 Dalí Exhibition, exh. cat., Tokyo, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1991, ill.of another cast, p. 68 Salvador Dalí, exh. cat., Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, 1999, ill. of another cast, p. 28 The Dalí Universe, exh. cat., London, County Hall Gallery, 2000, ill. of another cast, pp. 90 - 91 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Guangdong Museum of Art, 2002 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., China Millennium Monument, 2002, ill. of another cast, pp. 104 - 105 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Shanghai Urban Planning Center, 2002-2003, ill. of another cast, pp. 46 - 47

L’Univers de Dalí, exh. cat., Chateau Lavardens, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 82 - 83 Dalí, exh. cat., Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 82 - 83 Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture) Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 118 - 119 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 44 - 45 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, pp. 14 - 15 Dalí: Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, pp. 14 - 15 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 36 - 37

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Over the years Dalí has made a number of drawings of this figure with slight variations. Significantly, in all versions, including the sculpture, the face is concealed by long hair. Although the body derives from a human figure, essentially it is not human – this is not an individual, a human being with personality. For this reason the sculpture is rightly titled Anthropomorphic, meaning ‘in the form of a human’. The drawers are empty, seemingly suggesting that the cabinet may be considered a place where we can store images that rise from our subconscious. The raised hand seems to warn us not to approach unless we are strong enough to accept the surreal.

Dalínian Dancer, 1949 (first cast in 1984) Inscibed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 2 EF H: 175 cm - 68.9 in. Price on request

Exhibited Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, 2008 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, 2009 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 251, No. 646 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, p. 129 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 54 - 55 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 30 - 31

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Inspired by her own inner force, this vibrant dancer moves to the intense and passionate rhythms of the Spanish flamenco. Dalí was fascinated with the art and spirit of dance, especially that of the flamenco, emblematic of his homeland, and known for exploring the full range of human emotions. The dancer’s skirts twirl around her in a spontaneous display of vitality and ecstasy.

Dance of Time II, 1979 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 2 EF H: 150 cm - 59.1 in. Price on request

Exhibited

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 248, ref. 637 Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 10 - 11 Dalí in Singapore, exh. cat., Singapore, Opera Gallery, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 32 - 33 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 70 - 71 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 58 - 59 Awaken your imagination in Bahrain, exh. cat., Dubai, Opera Gallery, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 13 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, at the back of the front cover Dalí: Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, p. 11 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 32 - 33

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work The melted watch is the most well-known and beloved of Dalí’s iconoclastic images – the artist chose to portray this image consistently throughout his lifetime, beginning in 1932. The ever-present fluidity of time is represented in this sculpture as time not only moving, but dancing in rhythm to the beat of the universe. Universal time knows no limits; it must be remembered that time, as we understand it, is a human notion. Instead, Dalínian time is perpetual and ‘dances on’ stopping for no man, history or even the cosmos. The image depicts Dalí’s fantastical relationship with time, his perception of its constricting limitations and the importance he believed to be inherent in memory. This image is depicted in three different forms: Dance of Time I,II and III.

London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Paris, Espace Montmartre, 2004 • Venice, Galleria San Marco, 2004 Opera Gallery, Singapore, 2006 • Hong Kong, Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, 2006 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí in Shanghai, 2009 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Bahrain, Opera Gallery at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, 2011 • Dubai, Opera Gallery at Dubai Mall, 2011 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013

Homage to Fashion, 1971 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 2 EF H: 179 cm - 70.5 in. Price on request

Exhibited Shanghai, Zendai MOMA Museum, 2009 Courchevel, Open Air Exhibition, Dalí au Sommet, 2009 - 2010 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, Taipei, Taiwan, 2012 Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2012 - 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 246, No. 634 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 132 - 133 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 70 - 71 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 10 Dalí: Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, pp. 48 - 49

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Dalí’s relationship with the world of haute couture began in the 1930s through his work with Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli and Vogue magazine, and lasted throughout his lifetime. This remarkable Venus, posing in the stance of a ‘supermodel’, has been created with a head of roses, the most exquisite of flowers. Her face lacks definition, allowing the admirer to imagine any face he desires. On bended knee we observe a dignified gentleman, a ‘dandy’ paying homage to this 20th century muse.

Persistence of Memory, 1980 Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 6 + 3 EA + 3 HC H: 191 cm - 75.2 in. Price on request

Exhibited

Lugano, Villa Malpensata, Spagna - 75 Anni di Protagonisti nell’Arte, 1986 Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 • Ferrara, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Dalí, 1989 • Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 Genoa, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Dalí, 1991 • Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum Of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991 Toulouse, Musée d’Art Moderne, Dalí Retrospectif, 1994 Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses- Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996 Heidelburg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997 Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, Dalí 1999 • Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 • Beijing, China Millennium Monument, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 Shanghai, Shanghai Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 - 2003 Wuhan, Wuhan International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2003 Lavardens, Chateau Lavardens, L’Univers de Dalí, 2004 • Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, Dalí, 2004 Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, 2008 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, 2009 Bahrain, Opera Gallery at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, 2011 • Dubai, Opera Gallery at Dubai Mall, 2011 • Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Venice, Museo di Sant’Apollonia, The Dalí Universe, 2011 - 2013 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013 • Sorrento, Villa Fiorentino, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Dalí Sculpture, exh.cat., New York, Aberbach Fine Art, 1986, ill. of another cast, p. 23 Spagna - 75 Anni di Protagonisti nell’Arte, exh. cat., Milan, Edizioni Electa, 1986, ill.of another cast, p. 72 Franco Passoni, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1987, p. 41 Dalí nella terza dimensione, exh. cat., Bari, Castello Svevo, 1988, ill. of another cast, p. 47 Dalí, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Patrice Trigano, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 31 Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, exh. cat., Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 47 Dalí Exhibition, exh. cat., Tokyo, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1991, ill. of another cast, p. 76 Salvador Dalí, exh.cat., Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, 1999, ill. of another cast, p. 35 The Dalí Universe, exh. cat., London, County Hall Gallery, 2000, ill. of another cast, pp. 36 - 37 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Guangdong Museum of Art, 2002 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., China Millennium Monument, 2002, ill. of another cast, pp. 72 - 73 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Shanghai Urban Planning Center, 2002 - 2003, pp. 62 - 63 L’Univers de Dalí, exh. cat., Chateau Lavardens, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 48 Dalí, exh. cat, Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 42 - 43

Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 238, No. 615 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 66 - 67 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 116 - 117 Awaken your imagination in Bahrain, exh. cat., Dubai, Opera Gallery, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 16 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 40 Dalí: Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, pp. 42 - 43 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 44 - 45 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, pp. 60 - 63

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Dalí has isolated the central image of his best-known painting and given it the same title. It is a simple figure: a limp watch draped over the branch of a dead tree. Dalínean time is not rigid; it is one with space…fluid. The unexpected softness of the watch also represents the psychological fact that the speed of time, while precise in scientific use, is widely variable in human perception. When we are involved in pleasant activities or in work that absorbs all our attention, ‘Time flies’, but when we are mired in boredom or discomfort, it drags. The limp watch no longer ‘keeps’ time; it does not measure its passage. Thus, the speed of our time depends only on us.

Snail and the Angel, 1977, (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, 7 + 3 EA + 2HC + 2 EF H: 151 cm - 59.5 in. Price on request

Exhibited

Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 • Ferrara, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Dalí, 1989 • Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 Genoa, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Dalí, 1991 • Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum Of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991 Toulouse, Musée d’Art Moderne, Dalí Retrospectif, 1994 Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses-Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996 Heidelburg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997 Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, Dalí, 1999 • Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 • Beijing, China Millennium Monument, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 Shanghai, Shanghai Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 - 2003 Wuhan, Wuhan International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2003 Lavardens, Chateau Lavardens, L’Univers de Dalí, 2004 Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, Dalí, 2004 Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, 2008 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, 2009 • Courchevel, Open Air Exhibition, Dalí au Sommet, 2009-2010 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 • Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 • Venice, Museo di Sant’Apollonia, The Dalí Universe, 2011 - 2013 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013 • Sorrento, Villa Fiorentino, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013 • Marseille, Galerie Mickael Marciano, Salvador Dalí, 2013

Literature Franco Passoni, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1987, p. 43 Dalí nella terza dimensione, exh. cat., Bari, Castello Svevo, 1988, ill. of another cast, p. 32 Dalí, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Patrice Trigano, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 25 Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, exh. cat., Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 32 Dalí Exhibition, exh. cat., Tokyo, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1991, ill. of another cast, p. 75 Salvador Dalí, exh. cat., Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, 1999, ill. of another cast, p. 36 The Dalí Universe, exh. cat., London, County Hall Gallery, 2000, ill. of another cast, pp. 122 - 123 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., China Millennium Monument, 2002, ill. of another cast, pp. 148 - 149 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Shanghai Urban Planning Center, 2002 - 2003, pp. 110 - 111 L’Univers de Dalí, exh. cat., Chateau Lavardens, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 114 - 115 Dalí, exh. cat., Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 110 - 111 Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 241, No. 621 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 144 - 145

Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 130 - 131 - 132 - 133 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 34 Dalí: Mind of Genius, exh. cat., Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 2012, ill. of another cast, pp. 26 - 27 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 50 - 51 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, pp. 35 - 36 - 37 Salvador Dalí, exh. cat., Marseille, Galerie Mickael Marciano, 2013, ill. of another cast

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This sculpture occupies an important place in the Dalínian universe, as it is intimately connected with the artist’s encounter with Sigmund Freud, who Dalí came to regard as his spiritual father. As part of the early Surrealist movement, Dalí was surrounded by psychoanalytical influences, and these ideas were strongly incorporated into his artwork. Dalí was captivated when he saw a snail on a bicycle outside Freud’s house, connecting the snail with the image of a human head; the head of Freud. It is well-known that one of Dalí’s more obsessive fetishes is the snail, because it incorporates the paradox of softness, (the animal), with hardness, (the shell). Paradoxically then, the snail, the universal symbol of the idle passing of time, has been given wings and is riding fluidly moving waves. A winged messenger of the gods, capable of limitless speed, bestows the snail with the gift of motion by touching down on its back for the briefest of moments.

Space Elephant, 1980 (first cast in 1980) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 6 + 3 EA H: 277 cm - 109.1 in. Price on request

Exhibited

Literature Spagna 75 Anni di Protagonisti nell’Arte, exh. catalogue, Milan, Edizioni Electa, 1986, ill. of another cast, p. 72 Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, exh. cat., Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 29 Dalí Exhibition, exh. cat., Tokyo, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1991, ill. of another cast, p. 82 The Dalí Universe, exh. cat., London, County Hall Gallery, 2000, ill. of another cast, pp. 38 - 39 Dalí, exh. cat., Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 36 - 37 Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 244, No. 631 Salvador Dalí in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, pp. 54 - 55 Awaken your imagination in Bahrain, exh. cat., Dubai, Opera Gallery, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 12 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, pp. 56, 57 and 91

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work The Space Elephant embodies the Dalínian symbol that was born in 1946 when the artist painted one of his most famous pictures The Temptation of St. Anthony. Dalí created the image of an elephant in the Egyptian desert carrying an obelisk, a symbol of the presence and progress of technology in the modern world. Four elephants stand on spider like legs of desire, and offer art, beauty, power, pleasure and knowledge. For this sculpture, based on the elephants in the painting, Dalí maintains the almost invisible spindle like legs emphasizing the contrast between robustness and fragility, and contrasting the idea of weightlessness with structure. This fantastically surreal creature, moving through space towards the heavens, symbolizes a flight of fantasy to a mesmerizing and surrealistic universe.

Lugano, Villa Malpensata, Spagna - 75 Anni di Protagonisti nell’Arte, 1986 Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 • Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum Of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991 London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, Dalí, 2004 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí in Shanghai, 2009 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Dubai, Opera Gallery at Dubai Mall, 2011 • Bahrain, Opera Gallery at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, 2011 • Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Venice, Museo di Sant’Apollonia, The Dalí Universe, 2011 - 2013 Rome, Galleria Ca’ D’Oro, Senza Tempo, 2012 • Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Sorrento, Villa Fiorentino, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Woman of Time, 1973 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA + 2 EF H: 242 cm - 95.3 in. Price on request

Exhibited Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, 2006 Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, 2009 Courchevel, Open Air Exhibition, Dalí au Sommet, 2009 - 2010 New York, Time Warner Center, The Vision of a Genius, 2010 - 2011 Bahrain, Opera Gallery at the Bahrain Financial Harbour, 2011 • Dubai, Opera Gallery at Dubai Mall, 2011 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Venice, Museo di Sant’Apollonia, The Dalí Universe, 2011- 2013 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013 • Sorrento, Villa Fiorentino, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), Paris, 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 250, ref. 644 Masterpieces and Beyond, Sites Unseen, Hong Kong, 2006, ill. of another cast, pp. 16 - 17 Salvador Dalí’ in Shanghai, exh. cat., Shanghai, The Shanghai Art Museum, 2009, ill. of another cast, p. 128 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 172 - 173 Awaken your imagination in Bahrain, exh. cat., Dubai, Opera Gallery, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 14 Dalí: Mind of a Genius, exh. cat., Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 65 National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, Taipei, 2012, ill. of another cast, p. 24 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 56 - 57 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, pp. 54 - 58 - 60 - 63

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work Holding a perfectly formed flower and dressed in gently flowing robes, this radiant young woman bears Dalí’s most famous symbol… the melting watch, which hints at the human construction of the nature of time. The artist allows the watch to pose the question – is beauty dependent on time, or is it eternal? The clock alludes to the woman’s awareness that beauty can be independent of time, whether it is corporeal grace or an ethereal rose.

Woman Aflame, 1980 (first cast in 1980) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 6 + 3 EA + 3 HC H: 176 cm - 69.3 in. Price on request

Exhibited

New York, Marlborough New York, Masters of Modern Sculpture, 1984 Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 • Ferrara, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Dalí, 1989 • Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989 Genoa, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Dalí, 1991 • Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum Of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991 Toulouse, Musée d’Art Moderne, Dalí Retrospectif, 1994 Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses- Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996 Heidelburg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997 Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, Dalí, 1999 • Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Dalí, 1999 London, County Hall Gallery, The Dalí Universe, 2000 - 2010 Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 • Beijing, China Millennium Monument, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 Shanghai, Shanghai Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2002 - 2003 Wuhan, Wuhan International Urban Planning Center, Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, 2003 Lavardens, Chateau Lavardens, L’Univers de Dalí, 2004 • Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, Dalí, 2004 Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, 2008 Singapore, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, 2011 Venice, Museo di Sant’Apollonia, The Dalí Universe, 2011 - 2013 Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Dalí: Mind of Genius, 2012 - 2013 Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, The Dalí Universe Florence, 2013 • Sorrento, Villa Fiorentino, The Dalí Universe Sorrento, 2013

Literature Masters of Modern Sculpture, exh. cat., New York, Marlborough New York, 1984, ill. of another cast, p. 15 Dalí Sculpture, exh. cat., New York, Aberbach Fine Art, 1986, ill. of another cast, p. 19 Franco Passoni, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1987, p. 18 Dalí nella terza dimensione, exh. cat., Bari, Castello Svevo, 1988, ill. of another cast, p. 19 Dalí, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Patrice Trigano, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 21 Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, exh. cat., Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale, 1989, ill. of another cast, p. 19 Dalí Exhibition, exh. cat., Tokyo, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1991, ill. of another cast, p. 81 Salvador Dalí, exh. cat., Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, 1999, ill. of another cast, p. 39 The Dalí Universe, exh. cat., London, County Hall Gallery, 2000, ill. of another cast, pp. 94 - 95 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Guangdong Museum of Art, 2002 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., China Millennium Monument, 2002, ill. of another cast, pp. 112 - 113 Dalí: A Journey into Fantasy, exh. cat., Shanghai Urban Planning Center, 2002 - 2003, pp. 86 - 87 L’Univers de Dalí, exh. cat., Chateau Lavardens, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 86 - 87 Dalí, exh. cat., Seoul, Seoul Arts Center, 2004, ill. of another cast, pp. 78 - 79

Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, (Catalogue Raisonné of Dalí Sculpture), 2004, ill. of another cast, p. 255, ref. 655 Beniamino Levi, et al., Dalí in the Third Dimension, The Stratton Foundation Collection, Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin, 2010, ill. of another cast, pp. 168 - 169 - 170 - 171 ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Dalí: Mind of a Genius, Singapore, 2011, ill. of another cast, p. 8 National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalí: Mind of Genius, Taipei, 2012, ill. of another cast, p. 8 The Dalí Universe Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 2013, ill. of another cast pp. 54 - 55 The Dalí Universe Sorrento, exh. cat., Confine Edizioni, Sorrento, 2013, ill. of another cast, p. 54

Small sculptures 44

‘People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings.’ Salvador Dalí

Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 38.5 cm - 15.2 in.

Dance of Time I, 1979 (first cast in 1984)

Dance of Time II, 1979 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 30.5 cm - 12 in.

Dance of Time III, 1979 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 26.5 cm - 10.4 in.

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Profile of Time, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 51 cm - 20.1 in.

Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 44 cm - 17.3 in.

Horse Saddled with Time, 1980

Nobility of Time, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 60 cm - 23.6 in.

Unicorn, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 57 cm - 22.4 in.

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Lady Godiva with Butterflies, 1976 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 51 cm - 20.1 in.

Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 90.5 cm - 35.6 in.

Alice in Wonderland, 1977 (first cast in 1984)

Dalínian Dancer, 1949 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 40.5 cm - 15.9 in.

Homage to Fashion, 1971 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 51 cm - 20.1 in.

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Man with Butterfly, 1968 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 55.5 cm - 21.8 in.

Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 65.5 cm - 25.8 in.

Woman of Time, 1973 (first cast in 1984)

Woman Aflame, 1980 (first cast in 1980) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 84 cm - 33.1 in.

Adam and Eve, 1968 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 52 cm - 20.5 in.

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Surrealist Piano, 1954 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 60 cm - 23.6 in.

Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 94 cm - 37 in.

Space Elephant, 1980

Saint George and the Dragon, 1977 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 46 cm - 18.1 in.

Triumphant Elephant, 1975 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 53 cm - 20.9 in.

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Triumphant Angel, 1976 (first cast in 1984) Inscribed ‘Dalí’ Bronze, edition of 350 + 35 EA H: 50 cm - 19.7 in.

Tarot Deck, ‘Le Tarot universel de Salvador Dalí’ project

Dalí and Gala were notorious creators of the esoteric, feeding off each other in search of divine truths and alternate meanings. Gala especially had a thirst for the tarot, and would often pull out a deck of cards during social gatherings in her castle. In tribute to his beloved, Dalí created a deck of 78 tarot cards that was released shortly before his 80th birthday. In this unique deck, Dalí moves away slightly from the traditional delineation of the cards to create a pastiche of artistic influences including Surrealism, Traditionalism, Christian iconography, Pop Art and Kitsch. Dating back to the Renaissance, tarot readings were widely practiced in esoteric circles in Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Though disputed as more parlor entertainment than true divination, the secret society of men and women who contributed to the spread of Western occultism nevertheless utilized the tarot as part of their quest for self-actualization. Traditional decks of 78 tarot cards are 56

split into two groups: Major Arcana, which houses 22 archetypical ‘trumps’ such as the lover, the wizard, the fool, the mood and death; and Minor Arcana, which is divided into cups, pentacles, swords and wands. Each suit has a corresponding illustrated image that relates to its suit, royalty and number. Interpreting the meaning of upturned cards in relation to the person sitting before them, trained readers of the tarot could offer insight and knowledge into the future. Gili Karev Curator

VIIII, The Hermit, Neptune Astrological Sign, 1971 Signed ‘Dalí’ (uper centre) Gouache on photo paper 30.9 x 23.8 cm - 12.2 x 9.4 in. Price on request

Certificate Robert & Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under the reference No. d4818

Six of Pentacles, Minor Arcana, 1971

Ace of Swords, Minor Arcana, 1971

Signed ‘Dalí’ (centre) Gouache on photo paper 30.8 x 23.9 cm - 12.2 x 9.4 in.

Signed ‘Dalí’ (lower left) Gouache on photo paper 30.8 x 23.8 cm - 12.2 x 9.4 in.

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Certificate

Robert P. & Nicolas R. Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under the reference No. d4879

Robert P. & Nicolas R. Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under the reference No. d4860

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

David Mach, The Ring Master, 2010 Courtesy of the artist

Biography

1904

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí is born in Figueres, Spain to Salvador and Felipa Dome, nine months after the death of his older brother, also named Salvador.

1940

Dalí creates his first painting in exile to the United States, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening-Hope, which becomes the first work acquired by Dalí Museum founders.

1908

Dalí’s sister, Ana Maria, is born.

1942

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí biography is published by New York’s Dial Press.

1943

Dalí meets Eleanor and Reynolds Morse, who would later found the Dalí Museum.

1948

Dalí and Gala return to Europe after the war.

1950

Dalí’s father dies.

1951

Dalí writes Mystical Manifesto, in which he describes his artistic transformation following the atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima.

1961

Begins creating the Teatro-Museo Dalí in Figueres, in the building where he held his first exhibition.

1966

The Morses lent 135 works to the Salvador Dalí retrospective in NYC’s Gallery of Modern Art.

1969

Begins painting The Hallucinogenic Toreador, a masterpiece of double imagery and visual illusion.

1971

The Morses open their collection to the public in Ohio as the first Dalí Museum.

1974

The Teatro-Museo Dalí opens in Figueres, Spain.

1975

Dalí paints what is considered his final masterwork, a staggering visual illusion entitled Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

1982

The Morses inaugurate the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dalí paints his final painting, The Swallow’s Tail, based on René Thom’s mathematical catastrophe theories. Gala dies at the Pubol castle that Dalí had bought and remodelled for her.

1983

The Gala-Salvador Foundation is established to protect the estate of the painter.

1989

Dalí dies and is buried in a crypt under the Teatro-Museo Dalí’s geodesic dome in Figueres, Spain.

1914 Dalí paints one of his earliest known works, Landscape, revealing a technical sophistication far beyond his years.

1916

Enrols in drawing school in Figueres and studies with Ramón Pichot, a local Impressionist painter who becomes his teacher and mentor.

1919

Has his first public exhibition as part of a group show at the Municipal Theatre of Figueres.

1922

Enrols in Madrid’s prestigious San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts.

1925

Expelled from Art School for insubordination.

1926

Visits Paris for the first time and meets his hero, Pablo Picasso.

1928

Exhibited Basket of Bread at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, gaining his international acclaim.

1929

Meets and falls in love with Gala, the then-wife of Surrealist poet Paul Eluard. Officially joins the Surrealist movement and creates avant-garde film Un Chien Andalou with Luis Buñuel.

1931

Paints Persistence of Memory with his iconic melting watches, representing how all things are destructible.

1934

Reveals his three-dimensional work entitled Rainy Taxi.

1936

Dalí and Gala wed in civil ceremony. Appears on the cover of Time Magazine wearing a diving suit, photographed during his lection at London’s first International Surrealism Exhibition.

1938 Creates Lobster Telephone sculpture, which became a popular symbol of Surrealist Art. 1939

Designs the Dream of Venus pavilion for the World Fair in New York. André Breton, French poet, critic and leader of the Surrealist movement, removes Dalí from the Surrealists on the grounds that his money-loving antics had overshadowed the philosophies of the group.

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