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Surrealist Angel. Element of the Cupola-Stage of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres

© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017

Cat. no. P 879

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Surrealist Angel. Element of the Cupola-Stage of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres

Description

Date:
c. 1976
Technique:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
197 x 197 cm
Signature:
Unsigned and undated
Location:
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. 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).

Bibliography

  1. Ignacio Gómez de Liaño, "Un drama de soledad", El País, 21/11/1982, Madrid, p. 31 (indirect image)
  2. Luis Romero, PsicoDálico Dalí, Mediterranea, Barcelona, 1991, p. 271 (indirect image) (detail)
  3. Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí, 1904 -1989, Benedikt Taschen, Köln, 1994, p. 656
  4. Françoise Lechien, Dalí, Dalí! ou l'éclosion apothéosique d'un sculpteur, Delta, Bruxelles, 2004, p. 56 (detail)
  5. Antoni Pitxot, Montse Aguer i Teixidor, Teatre-Museu Dalí. Figueres, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Triangle Postals, [Figueres], Sant Lluís, Menorca, 2016, p. 68 (indirect image)

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