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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Les Bras de Dalí (a pair of torches)
- inscribed Dalí
- a pair of bronze torches with green patina, partly gilded with gold leaf; each torch is mounted on a wooden base
- height (not including base): 79cm., 31 1/8 in.
- Conceived in 1965 and cast in an edition of 6 plus three artist's proofs by the Bonvicini Foundry
Literature
Robert & Nicholas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and The Soft, Sculptures & Objects, France, 2003, no. 218, colour illustration of another cast p. 91
Condition
The bronze lamps are sound and mounted on wooden bases. Both lamps are wired with European electric plugs and contain light-bulb fixtures affixed with glue. The bases are mismatched and there is some wear to the paintwork. There is some wear to the surface patina of the petals consistent with use and handling over time, including scattered small nicks and spots of oxidisation. The gold-leaf is well-preserved with some small losses to the edge of the petals in places. They are in good overall condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In 1965, Fausto Bonvicini travelled to Paris from his foundry in Verona at Dalí's bequest to make a plaster moulding of the artist's arms and hands; one with a finger provocatively positioned over an element representing the female sex. The moulds were subsequently cast in bronze and assembled according to Dalí's incomparable imagination to form the present model.