£1,200 - £1,600
Limited Edition by Salvador Dali "Persistence of Memory"
5910 - Sold out limited edition Salvador Dali titled "Persistence of Memory" It was published as a numbered edition of only 75 worldwide plus 2 "Master Printers Proofs" of which this is number 2 (MPP2). Professionally framed in a bespoke hand made frame and mounted to a high standard. Supplied with authentication certificate (signed by the Master Printer) along with a replacement valuation for £2000 and biographical details on Dali (free of charge). Mint condition. "The Persistence of Memory" is a 1931 painting by artist Salvador Dal??, and is one of his most recognizable works. He based this seaside landscape on the cliffs in his home region of Catalonia, Spain. The ants and melting clocks are recognizable images that Dal?? placed in an unfamiliar context or rendered in an unfamiliar way. The large central creature comprised of a deformed nose and eye was drawn from Dal??‚Äôs imagination, although it has frequently been interpreted as a self-portrait. Its long eyelashes seem insect-like; what may or may not be a tongue oozes from its nose like a fat snail from its shell. Time is the theme here, from the melting watches to the decay implied by the swarming ants. Mastering what Dali called "the usual paralyzing tricks of eye-fooling," he painted this work with "the most imperialist fury of precision," but only, he said, "to systematize confusion and thus to help discredit completely the world of reality." There is, however, a nod to the real: the distant golden cliffs are those on the coast of Catalonia, Dal??‚Äôs home. H: 103cm W: 127cm D: 5cm
