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Adam et Eve
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In this exquisite artwork, Dalí illustrates the dramatic moment in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, two classical figures in Greek and Roman style, were the first man and woman, forming part of the Bible story. Adam raises his hand in indecision, as Eve entices him to eat the apple from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
The image of the snake is coiled into the shape of a heart, a playful surrealist touch, juxtaposing the evil element represented by the snake and the heart shape that he creates, representing human love. Dalí studied theology and had an uncertain relationship with Catholicism throughout his life. Dalí’s mother was a stout catholic, his father an atheist. After much exploration, Dalí never fully succeeded in abandoning his childhood faith.
About the artwork
| Technique | bronze, cire perdue |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 52 cm |
| Condition | excellent |
| Signature | gravée sur la base |
| Certificate | Certificate of authenticity avec l'oeuvre |
| Foundry | Perseo (CH) |
| Edition Information | numéroté sur 350 + 35 E.A. |
| Creation Information | conception en 1968 ; première fonte en 1984 |
| Reference | R. N. Descharnes Salvador Dalí Sculptures Objects. Eccart. Ref. 654, page 254. |
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SALVADOR DALí
Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Doménech was born in 1904 in Figueras, Spain. A painter, sculptor, and author, he is considered one of the most distinctive representatives of surrealism and icons of the 20th century.
Influenced by Impressionism, he began his artistic training at the academy in Madrid. On the advice of Miro, he then left for Paris, where he joined the Surrealist group. There he met his future wife, Gala, his “surrealist muse” and the inspiration for his life and work.
Dalí found his unique style around 1929 when he invented the paranoiac-critical method. His works revolve around the themes of dreams, sexuality, his wife Gala, and religion.
The sculptures of Salvador Dalí
In the 1930s, Dalí began experimenting with three-dimensional art and sculpture. His desire was to translate the fetishes and obsessions of his unconscious into volume and solid matter. He thus recreated the major themes of his pictorial work in the form of sculptures. These sculptures were made using the lost wax technique, a process that allows for perfect precision in bronze modeling.
They represent a significant aspect of Dalí’s artistic creation and provide a synthesis of his interest in form. These bronze sculptures are effectively surrealism in the third dimension.
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