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1974
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Vitraux in Four Sheets, Puzzle of Life, 1974, by Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Lithograph on paper
52 ¼ x 55 ½ inches unframed (132.715 x 140.97 cm)
53 ½ x 56 ½ inches framed (135.255 x 143.51 cm)
Signed on bottom right and on center right
125/250, edition of 250
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Salvador Dali was a Spanish Surrealist artist whose reputation as an innovator and artistic revolutionary has made him a key artist whose influence is still felt today. His provocative and unique demeanor formed his artwork along with Cubist, psychoanalytic, and metaphysical influences. He is best known for his warped depictions of reality, which he created through his invention of the Paranoiac Critical Method, allowing Dali to tap into his own subconscious to discover dreams and “unreality.”
In this piece titled "Vitraux in Four Sheets Puzzle of Life", Salvador Dalí Depicts two serpents across four panels of paper. The piece is reminiscent of stained glass work with "vitraux" literally translating to stained glass in French. The four panels are arranged in a two by two rectangle. All panels are equivalent height however the left two panels are wider than the right two. The composition depicts two surreal serpents; One yellow and the other blue. The yellow serpent is smooth, has a fish-like tail. dragonfly-like wings, two legs, a bald blue human-like head, and protruding tongue. On its head, it has one closed eye with accentuated eyelashes and an open shelf drawer takes the place of the other eye. The blue serpent is very scaly, has two heads, one on either end of its body and two legs. Both heads are humanoid. The head on the left is white, bald, has a long curled orange mustache and an open drawer in place of its eyes. The head on the right is yellow, has long curly blond hair, a hooked nose, a long protruding tongue with saliva dripping off the end, and also has an open drawer in place of its eyes.
- Creator:Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
- Creation Year:1974
- Dimensions:Height: 52.25 in (132.72 cm)Width: 55.5 in (140.97 cm)
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- Movement & Style:
- Period:1770-1779
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU163729484162
Salvador Dalí
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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