Born in 1904 in Figueres, Spain, Salvador Dalí moved to Madrid in the early 1920s, studying at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. He did not complete his studies, instead moving to Paris, where he took up with fellow Spanish artists Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso as well as the Belgian artist René Magritte. His works from these years show an early engagement with the fantastical and dream-like Surrealist images that would define his career. The pinnacle of Dalí’s artistic development came in 1931 with his painting The Persistence of Memory, its melting clocks in a desert landscape numbering among the most recognizable images in the history of art. The artist met his future wife, Gala in Paris in 1929 through the artist Paul Elúard, to whom she was married at the time. The Dalís wed in 1934 and Gala would serve as both his muse and manager for the rest of their married lives. Dalí was famed for his flamboyant behavior and his distinctive upturned moustache. His outlandish behavior often drew popular attention (he was photographed parading around with an anteater on a leash), occasionally overshadowing his artistic output. Though the prolific artist is primarily remembered for his painting he experimented with sculpture, printmaking, fashion and perhaps most notable were his forays into filmmaking in collaboration with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock. The artist died in his native city of Figueres at age 85 in 1989. Among the most prolific artists of the 20th century, Dalí achieved both commercial and critical success in his lifetime. There are several museums devoted entirely to his works, including the Dalí Theatre and Museum, Figueres, Spain; the Salvador Dalí House Museum, Cadaqués, Spain; and the Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida. Additionally, he is represented in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. His powerful, visionary images continue to perform well at auction. According to Sotheby’s Mei Moses, the average compound annual return for Salvador Dalí resold at auction between 2003 and 2017 was 7.3%. A remarkable 88.2% of 153 such works increased in value.

Salvador Dalí

Surrealism and Its Legacy

Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Française

Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Française Salvador Dalí 1904 - 1989 Oursin à crayons signé Dalí, daté LE 1ER MARS 1970 et inscrit STERLÉ Joailler 364 RUE ST HONORÉ or 18K (750°/00), émail et ivoire de morse, monté sur un socle dissimulant un mécanisme électrique hauteur de l'oursin: 9,4 cm; 3¾ in. hauteur avec la base : 17,5 cm; 6⅞ in. poids brut : 3035 g. dispense pour l'or 18K (750°/00) Conçu en 1965 par Salvador Dalí et exécuté le 1er mars 1970 par le joailler Sterlé, Paris. Cette œuvre est unique. L'œuvre est accompagnée d'une description encadrée, rédigée à l'encre sur papier par l'artiste. Présenté dans un écrin Sterlé avec une clé en métal. L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par Nicolas et Olivier Descharnes.

oursin à crayons

The Coronation of Gala (The Empress) from Visions Surrealiste by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Salvador+Dal%C3%AD&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salvador Dalí</a>, 1976.<ul><li>Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989).</li><li>Lithograph.</li><li>Signed and numbered in pencil.</li><li>Edition 100/150.</li><li>Published by Levine and Levine.</li><li>Printed by Torrents, Spain; Gordon, France.</li><li>This work is presented .</li></ul>

The Coronation of Gala (The Empress)

Mystery of Sleep (The Hermit), from Visions Surrealiste by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Salvador+Dal%C3%AD&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salvador Dalí</a>, 1976.<ul><li>Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989).</li><li>Lithograph.</li><li>Signed and numbered in pencil.</li><li>Edition 100/150.</li><li>Published by Levine and Levine.</li><li>Printed by Torrents, Spain ; Gordon, France.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> A clock-faced figure wearing monk's robes floats in a blue void above a roiling storm cloud. This Surrealist lithograph by Salvador Dali shows the figure in movement, traveling with their walking stick and a lantern adorned with butterflies. This piece is signed and numbered by Dali on the front in pencil.

Mystery of Sleep (The Hermit)

L'Aventure Medicale by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Salvador+Dal%C3%AD&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salvador Dalí</a>, 1980.<ul><li>Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989).</li><li>Suite of two lithographs on Japon in folio.</li><li>Each signed and numbered in pencil.</li><li>Edition 90/150.</li><li>Published by Martin Lawrence, California; Levine and Levine for DALART.</li><li>Printed by Siena Workshop, Jorge Dumas.</li><li>The works are presented within a black folio case.</li></ul> The complete L'Aventure Medicale Suite by Salvador Dali comprising two lithographs La Lumiere de la guerison and La Lutte contre le mal, with coversheet and colophon within black folio case.

Results for "salvador dali"