LIMITED EDITION SCULPTURES – Dalí Universe https://www.daliuniverse.com Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:28:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.daliuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-Tavola-disegno-1-1-32x32.jpg LIMITED EDITION SCULPTURES – Dalí Universe https://www.daliuniverse.com 32 32 LADY GODIVA WITH BUTTERFLIES https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/lady-godiva-with-butterflies/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:46:28 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2526 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1976, first cast in 1984
Height: 51 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: brown
Maquette: original gouache, ʺLady Godiva with Butterfliesʺ, 1976
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 248 ref. 640
DESCRIPTION Lady Godiva was an English noblewoman from the eleventh century, who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry on horseback, to oppose taxation laws of the time, imposed by her husband the Earl of Mercia, becoming a feminine legend. In this sublime sculpture, Dalí adds a surreal touch, adorning Lady Godiva’s body with four fluttering butterflies, symbols often used in his artwork. Symbols of the soul and of change, butterflies insinuate rebirth, infinite transformations, metamorphosis, and natural beauty. The Dalínian Lady Godiva with Butterflies does not hide beneath her abundant hair, but proudly announces her femininity. Her whole figure seems to radiate light and luminescence, the trumpet a symbol of victory pointing to the heavens and the future.
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Year :conceived in 1976, first cast in 1984
Height: 51 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: brown
Maquette: original gouache, ʺLady Godiva with Butterfliesʺ, 1976
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 248 ref. 640
DESCRIPTION Lady Godiva was an English noblewoman from the eleventh century, who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry on horseback, to oppose taxation laws of the time, imposed by her husband the Earl of Mercia, becoming a feminine legend. In this sublime sculpture, Dalí adds a surreal touch, adorning Lady Godiva’s body with four fluttering butterflies, symbols often used in his artwork. Symbols of the soul and of change, butterflies insinuate rebirth, infinite transformations, metamorphosis, and natural beauty. The Dalínian Lady Godiva with Butterflies does not hide beneath her abundant hair, but proudly announces her femininity. Her whole figure seems to radiate light and luminescence, the trumpet a symbol of victory pointing to the heavens and the future.
]]> WOMAN OF TIME https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/woman-of-time/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:41:42 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2525 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1973, first cast in 1984
Height: 65,5 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original drawing, ʺWoman of Timeʺ, 1973
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 250 ref. 644
DESCRIPTION A woman carries a soft watch over her arm, the iconic Dalinian symbol of Time, and holds in her hands a rose stem, symbol of beauty and harmony. The elegance and graceful form of the woman’s unusual dress recalls the Liberty Style popular in the early twentieth century. Dalí’s Woman of Time sculpture is a homage to feminine grace and beauty; whilst the soft watch alludes to the women’s awareness that beauty fades with time. As the title suggests, the artist poses the question: does beauty depend on time or is it eternal?
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Year :conceived in 1973, first cast in 1984
Height: 65,5 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original drawing, ʺWoman of Timeʺ, 1973
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 250 ref. 644
DESCRIPTION A woman carries a soft watch over her arm, the iconic Dalinian symbol of Time, and holds in her hands a rose stem, symbol of beauty and harmony. The elegance and graceful form of the woman’s unusual dress recalls the Liberty Style popular in the early twentieth century. Dalí’s Woman of Time sculpture is a homage to feminine grace and beauty; whilst the soft watch alludes to the women’s awareness that beauty fades with time. As the title suggests, the artist poses the question: does beauty depend on time or is it eternal?
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Year :conceived and first cast in 1980
Height: 84 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original wax, ʺWoman Aflameʺ, 1980
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 255 ref. 655
DESCRIPTION This sculpture recalls Dalí’s 1937 oil painting Burning Giraffe, and unites two of his favorite motifs: female figure with drawers and fire. The female figure here is composed largely of flames. These inextinguishable flames represent burning passion spreading from the feet upwards. Rising flames modelled in bronze give the impression that the whole figure is consumed by fire and seems to have a life of its own. The woman’s physical appearance acquires a new perspective: crutches support her arched body and she is compartmentalized by drawers. Influenced by Freud’s theories, drawers were used by Dalí to symbolize the unconscious. As Dalí once said “The human body is full of secret drawers that can only be opened by psychoanalysis”. Originally the figure was completely curved backwards. Mr Beniamino Levi recounts Dalí throwing the wax model to the floor in a moment of rage when he suggested straightening the bust slightly. Without Gala’s help in reasoning with Dalí, the sculpture would not exist as it does today in this expressive, intimate form.
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Year :conceived and first cast in 1980
Height: 84 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original wax, ʺWoman Aflameʺ, 1980
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 255 ref. 655
DESCRIPTION This sculpture recalls Dalí’s 1937 oil painting Burning Giraffe, and unites two of his favorite motifs: female figure with drawers and fire. The female figure here is composed largely of flames. These inextinguishable flames represent burning passion spreading from the feet upwards. Rising flames modelled in bronze give the impression that the whole figure is consumed by fire and seems to have a life of its own. The woman’s physical appearance acquires a new perspective: crutches support her arched body and she is compartmentalized by drawers. Influenced by Freud’s theories, drawers were used by Dalí to symbolize the unconscious. As Dalí once said “The human body is full of secret drawers that can only be opened by psychoanalysis”. Originally the figure was completely curved backwards. Mr Beniamino Levi recounts Dalí throwing the wax model to the floor in a moment of rage when he suggested straightening the bust slightly. Without Gala’s help in reasoning with Dalí, the sculpture would not exist as it does today in this expressive, intimate form.
]]> VISION OF THE ANGEL https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/vision-of-the-angel/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:37:26 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2523 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 44 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original gouache, ʺVision of the Angelʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 240 ref. 617
DESCRIPTION In this sculpture, Dalí wished to illustrate the oneness of God and the Divine Trinity of the Christian dogma. At the center of the artwork, we see a giant thumb reaching upwards. The strength and supremacy of God the Father is represented by the thumb from which all life emerges, symbolized by the young branches.To the right of this divine being stands humanity: a man-figure bursting with life's vitality which represents the Son of God. He directs his branches yet again upwards but is also rooted to the earth.  On the left of the Creator, the presence of the winged-figure represents the Holy Spirit. The angel is depicted in a meditative act, his chin resting on his hand and his wing supported by a crutch. 
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Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 44 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original gouache, ʺVision of the Angelʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 240 ref. 617
DESCRIPTION In this sculpture, Dalí wished to illustrate the oneness of God and the Divine Trinity of the Christian dogma. At the center of the artwork, we see a giant thumb reaching upwards. The strength and supremacy of God the Father is represented by the thumb from which all life emerges, symbolized by the young branches.To the right of this divine being stands humanity: a man-figure bursting with life's vitality which represents the Son of God. He directs his branches yet again upwards but is also rooted to the earth.  On the left of the Creator, the presence of the winged-figure represents the Holy Spirit. The angel is depicted in a meditative act, his chin resting on his hand and his wing supported by a crutch. 
]]> UNICORN https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/unicorn-5/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:34:10 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2522 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height:57 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original gouache, ʺUnicornʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 244 ref. 627   DESCRIPTION In this sculpture Dalí eulogizes his relationship with his beloved wife Gala, the heart-shaped opening in the wall representing their love. In his autobiography, Dalí illustrates Gala riding a Unicorn, “Gala, mounted on the Unicorn of my Fate”, suggesting that the image of the Unicorn and eternal love for Gala were, for Dalí, sources of inspiration.Dalí’s Unicorn becomes a compositional synthesis full of multiple messages; the symbolism of the wall, the bleeding heart, Dalí’s love for Gala, and the woman in the foreground who adds to the feminine and sensual aspect of the sculpture.
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Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height:57 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette: original gouache, ʺUnicornʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 244 ref. 627   DESCRIPTION In this sculpture Dalí eulogizes his relationship with his beloved wife Gala, the heart-shaped opening in the wall representing their love. In his autobiography, Dalí illustrates Gala riding a Unicorn, “Gala, mounted on the Unicorn of my Fate”, suggesting that the image of the Unicorn and eternal love for Gala were, for Dalí, sources of inspiration.Dalí’s Unicorn becomes a compositional synthesis full of multiple messages; the symbolism of the wall, the bleeding heart, Dalí’s love for Gala, and the woman in the foreground who adds to the feminine and sensual aspect of the sculpture.
]]> TRIUMPHANT ELEPHANT https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/triumphant-elephant-2/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:32:56 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2521 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1975, first cast in 1984
Height: 53 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette:original gouache, ʺTriumphant Elephantʺ, 1975
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 252 ref. 651
DESCRIPTION The elephant, Dalí’s symbol of the future, is one of his favourite images, often typically depicted carrying objects on their backs. Dalí subverts the idea of the elephant being heavy and strong, by giving it impossibly long legs. It is an example of pure Daliesque whimsy, a fantastic image created by juxtaposing the immense weight with the fragility of the thin joints. There is a sense of otherworldliness as Dalí’s elephants defy the laws of nature moving effortlessly, almost gracefully. The figure resting lightly on the pachyderms back is an angel, an image which featured widely in Dalí’s oeuvre. In Dalinian psychology, the messenger represents the subconscious that guides man through life. The elephant raises his trunk triumphantly as the jubilant herald mirrors this action trumpeting success and hope for the future.
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Year :conceived in 1975, first cast in 1984
Height: 53 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: green
Maquette:original gouache, ʺTriumphant Elephantʺ, 1975
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 252 ref. 651
DESCRIPTION The elephant, Dalí’s symbol of the future, is one of his favourite images, often typically depicted carrying objects on their backs. Dalí subverts the idea of the elephant being heavy and strong, by giving it impossibly long legs. It is an example of pure Daliesque whimsy, a fantastic image created by juxtaposing the immense weight with the fragility of the thin joints. There is a sense of otherworldliness as Dalí’s elephants defy the laws of nature moving effortlessly, almost gracefully. The figure resting lightly on the pachyderms back is an angel, an image which featured widely in Dalí’s oeuvre. In Dalinian psychology, the messenger represents the subconscious that guides man through life. The elephant raises his trunk triumphantly as the jubilant herald mirrors this action trumpeting success and hope for the future.
]]> SURREALIST PIANO https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/surrealist-piano/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:29:46 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2520 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1954, first cast in 1984
Height: 60 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: black
Maquette:original drawing, ʺSurrealist Pianoʺ, 1954
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 250 ref. 643
  DESCRIPTION In this sculpture, Dalí transforms the image of a grand piano into a surreal dancing object.The traditional wooden legs of the piano are replaced with actual female legs, booted feet and skirted frills. By adding these unique, surprising features, Dalí transforms the mundane and inanimate into an animated object, typical of Dalí’s Surrealism.The addition of the golden female figure gives the sculpture an elegant and graceful dimension. Her ballet dancer pose suggests a classical performance which contradicts with the bawdy music hall dance implied by the piano’s frilled petticoats. ]]> DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1954, first cast in 1984
Height: 60 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: black
Maquette:original drawing, ʺSurrealist Pianoʺ, 1954
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 250 ref. 643
  DESCRIPTION In this sculpture, Dalí transforms the image of a grand piano into a surreal dancing object.The traditional wooden legs of the piano are replaced with actual female legs, booted feet and skirted frills. By adding these unique, surprising features, Dalí transforms the mundane and inanimate into an animated object, typical of Dalí’s Surrealism.The addition of the golden female figure gives the sculpture an elegant and graceful dimension. Her ballet dancer pose suggests a classical performance which contradicts with the bawdy music hall dance implied by the piano’s frilled petticoats. ]]> SURREALIST NEWTON https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/surrealist-newton-2/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:27:37 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2519 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 49 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: blue
Maquette:original drawing, ʺSurrealist Newtonʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 242 ref. 622
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Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 49 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: blue
Maquette:original drawing, ʺSurrealist Newtonʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 242 ref. 622
]]> SPACE VENUS https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/space-venus/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:26:20 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2518 DETAILS
Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 65cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: blue
Maquette:original gouache, ʺSpace Venusʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 239 ref. 616   DESCRIPTION Venus is the goddess of beauty and Dalí pays homage to the female figure and his attraction to female beauty in this sculpture, by adding his own surreal elements. The underlying form in this sculpture is of a classic female torso, to which four Dalinian symbols are added: a soft watch, ants, an egg and a separation of the body into two parts.  The watch is draped over the neck to give us two opposing messages, that beauty of the flesh is temporary and will vanish, while beauty of art is timeless and eternal. On the clock face the numbers five and eleven are missing, did Dalí wish to indicate the date he was born?
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Year :conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
Height: 65cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: blue
Maquette:original gouache, ʺSpace Venusʺ, 1977
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 239 ref. 616   DESCRIPTION Venus is the goddess of beauty and Dalí pays homage to the female figure and his attraction to female beauty in this sculpture, by adding his own surreal elements. The underlying form in this sculpture is of a classic female torso, to which four Dalinian symbols are added: a soft watch, ants, an egg and a separation of the body into two parts.  The watch is draped over the neck to give us two opposing messages, that beauty of the flesh is temporary and will vanish, while beauty of art is timeless and eternal. On the clock face the numbers five and eleven are missing, did Dalí wish to indicate the date he was born?
]]> SPACE ELEPHANT https://www.daliuniverse.com/product/space-elephant/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:24:56 +0000 https://daliuniverse.it/?post_type=product&p=2517 DETAILS
Year :conceived and first cast in 1980
Height: 94 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: brown
Maquette:original plaster, ʺSpace Elephantʺ, 1980
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 244 ref. 631
DESCRIPTION The image of an elephant carrying an obelisk is portrayed in one of Dalí’s best-known paintings The Temptation of St Anthony (1946). Dalí’s elephants have exaggeratedly long legs which raise them up towards the sky. These thin, multi-jointed legs juxtapose with the heavy body of the elephant. The obelisk alludes to a tiring burden, yet the artist distorts reality making it weightless, an illusion of it almost floating above the saddle. The combination of these contradictory elements create a sense of disarray and metaphysical imbalance that can only exist in a dream-like world.The legs of the elephant originally had claw-like feet during the sculpture’s creation. Doubtful of this element, Beniamino Levi President of the Dalí Universe, approached Dalí to modify it. After initial resistance and with Gala’s support, the feet changed to horses hooves.
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Year :conceived and first cast in 1980
Height: 94 cm
Material: bronze
Technique: lost-wax
Edition Size: 350+35 EA
Patina: brown
Maquette:original plaster, ʺSpace Elephantʺ, 1980
References Descharnes: Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. pg. 244 ref. 631
DESCRIPTION The image of an elephant carrying an obelisk is portrayed in one of Dalí’s best-known paintings The Temptation of St Anthony (1946). Dalí’s elephants have exaggeratedly long legs which raise them up towards the sky. These thin, multi-jointed legs juxtapose with the heavy body of the elephant. The obelisk alludes to a tiring burden, yet the artist distorts reality making it weightless, an illusion of it almost floating above the saddle. The combination of these contradictory elements create a sense of disarray and metaphysical imbalance that can only exist in a dream-like world.The legs of the elephant originally had claw-like feet during the sculpture’s creation. Doubtful of this element, Beniamino Levi President of the Dalí Universe, approached Dalí to modify it. After initial resistance and with Gala’s support, the feet changed to horses hooves.
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