Salvador Dalí Sculptures for London Auction Dec 11
Published November 30th, 2008
An important collection of forty-four first edition sculptures modelled by Salvador Dalí will be offered for sale at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale in New Bond Street on Thursday 11 December 2008.
Dalí created the works in the sunshine of Port Lligat in Spain, where he and his wife Gala spent the summer.
The collection was created for the company Diajasa owned by the Clot family, who were close friends with the artist. The collection is estimated at £750,000-1 million.
The Clot collection represents Dalí’s three dimensional objects which can only be described as original Salvador Dalí sculptures – made by the artist, by his own hands, from wax casts.
Highlights in the sale include: a jewelled talisman, a silhouette of a flamenco dancer – Carmen aux crotales (Carmen with castanets), the young Dieu Solaire (Sun God), Terpsichore, Muse of Dance – one of the nine daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, an elephant, a horse, a dragon and a mythical lion. Gala, the muse of Dalí lends her face and body to several figures including: Goddess, Apollo, a victorious Angel, the Madonna of Port Lligat and Lady in the Window.
he collection coming up for sale on Thursday 11 December is number one of the edition of four.
Auction info http://www.bonhams.com/impressionist
