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When was the Persistence of Memory painted?

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When was the Persistence of Memory painted?
The Persistence of Memory was painted in 1931. In the painting, Salvador Dalí depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. The work is one of the most famous examples of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement. Explore a collection of Salvador Dalí art on 1stDibs.
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Snail
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Miami, FL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) "Snail" 1979, Rosenthal plate in glass with polychrome painting, diameter 14.25 in (36.5 cm) Nr. 1886/3000, with certificate. Provenance: Daniel Meyer, Germ...
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1970s Surrealist Sculptures

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Glass

Tristan Et Iseult - The Giant Beliagog
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Salvador Dali Tristan Et Iseult - The Giant Beliagog 1970 Etching Aquatint 18 x 12 1/2 in. Edition of 125 Pencil signed &...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Salvador Dali -- Tancreds Oath from Marquis de Sade, 1969
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Tancreds Oath from Marquis de Sade Suite, 1969 Lithograph Edition 110/160 Hand signed lower right Image size: 53 X 42.5 cm Sheet size: 65 x 50 cm Published by Shorewo...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Dali Vertical La Sirene lithograph certificate painting
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. edition of 195 copies + several E.A. ej 149/195 certificate DALÍ, Salvador (Figueras, Gerona,...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa) /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Mythology Art
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Le Viol d'Europe (The Rape of Europa)" Portfolio: Hommage à Albrecht Durer (Suite Mythologique Nouvel...
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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Engraving, Intaglio

Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph Dimensions: 76.5 x 57 cm 1970 Signed in pencil and numbered Edition : /CXX References : Field 70-8 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born as the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figueras in Northern Spain. His talent as an artist showed at an early age and Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali received his first drawing lessons when he was ten years old. His art teachers were a then well known Spanish impressionist painter, Ramon Pichot and later an art professor at the Municipal Drawing School. In 1923 his father bought his son his first printing press. Dali began to study art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who should have examined him. In 1928 Dali went to Paris where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists grouped around Andre Breton, who was something like the theoretical "schoolmaster" of surrealism. Years later Breton turned away from Dali accusing him of support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that should make him famous the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes and melting watches...
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1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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