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Characters. Element of the Cupola-Stage of the Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres

© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017
Upper figure
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017
Lower figure
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017
image 2

Cat. no. P 1125

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Characters. Element of the Cupola-Stage of the Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres

Description

Date:
1977
Technique:
Oil on plywood panel
Dimensions:
197 x 80 cm
Upper figure
190 x 150 cm
Lower figure
Signature:
Unsigned and undated
Location:
Town Hall of Figueres, on permanent deposit at the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres

Provenance

  1. Artist's collection

Observations

According to the testimony of Antoni Pitxot, Dalí drew inspiration from the Italian painter Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585) for the painting of the figures and characters we see in the dome of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres (image 2). Dalí spoke of this group as a "Parade of giants with victorious angels", according to reports in the press of the time ("Salvador Dalí dona más obras a su museo de Figueras", Los Sitios, July 24, 1977, or "Nueva donación de Dalí", Ampurdán, July 27, 1977, Figueres).

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