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Salvador Dalí­
Aphrodite - original etching by Salvador Dalí surrealism meets mythology

1963

About the Item

"Aphrodite" is an original etching from 1963 by Salvador Dalí. It is on hand-woven paper (Arches), originally signed and numbered. Excellent condition. XIX/XX. Comes unframed. Certificate. Oeuvre Raisonnée: Michler & Löpsinger Nr. 117. Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) was one of the most important and well known artists of the 20th century. Dalí was a leading proponent of Surrealism, the 20-century avant-garde movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious through strange, dream-like imagery. “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision,” he said. In addition to meticulously painting fantastic compositions, such as The Accommodations of Desire (1929) and the melting clocks in his famed The Persistence of Memory (1931), Dalí was a prolific writer and early filmmaker, sculptor, and cultivated an eccentric public persona with his flamboyant mustache, pet ocelot, and outlandish behavior and quips.
  • Creator:
    Salvador Dalí­ (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
  • Creation Year:
    1963
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Hamburg, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1443216169522

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