Salvador Dalí Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Spanish, 1904-1989
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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Artist: Salvador Dalí
Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Devant le Chateau une Carrosse Passait is a modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945.
China Ink drawing on paper.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto.
Outstanding dr...
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1940s Modern Salvador Dalí Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Roma, IT
Que font ces gens is a beautiful modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945.
China Ink Drawing on paper.
Original outstanding drawing realized to illustrate the book "The Labyrinth" by Maurice Sandoz, published in 1945.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto.
Executed on thick cream wove paper, not laid down and taped to the mount along the upper edge. The upper, right and lower edges are slightly unevenly cut. There are two pinholes towards the upper right and upper left corners. The sheet is time stained and there is a spot of foxing beneath the lower edge of the drawing. There are some remnants from previous mounting at the upper two corners not visible when framed. There are handling marks to the perimeter of the sheet. The ink is strong and well preserved.
The artwork is accompanied by authentication of Robert P. Descharnes, Paris 2003, reference archive: D-3461.
Prov. Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Sale...
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1940s Surrealist Salvador Dalí Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali
Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice, 1952
Original watercolor
Signed in lower center
Dated 1952
On vellum lined on thin board 42 x 30 cm (c. 17 x 12in)
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Original Drawing Salom, Herod & Head John Baptist Secret Life of Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Salom, Herod, and The Head of John The Baptist Original Drawing in "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali" Book
MEDIUM: Original Drawing
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Representing a unique blend of spiritualism and Surrealism, this gouache hails from Salvador Dalí’s fascinating and highly inventive deck of custom-made tarot cards. The original commission for the design came from Albert Broccoli, the producer of the James Bond film Live and Let Die, who sought a tarot card deck to use in the film. Though the contractual deal eventually fell through, Dalí continued the project of his own accord, largely thanks to the inspiration of his wife Gala, who had an interest in mysticism.
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