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Salvador Dalí La Machine à coudre, for Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (American Inventions) (The Sewing-Machine, for Homage to Leonardo da Vinci (American Inventions)) 1975 Drypoint with extensive hand-colouring in gouache, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins, I. 50.5 x 36.2 cm (19 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.) S. 75.4 x 56.5 cm (29 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.) signed and inscribed 'Bon a tirer' in pencil (the 'good to print' impression before the edition of 450 and 60 artist's proofs on Arches, published by Editions de Francony/Editions Graphiques Internationales), with further pencil annotations in the centre of the plate and in the lower margin, printed by Atelier Rigals, Paris, inscribed 'Epreuve rehaussée à la gouache par S. Dali pour essais couleurs. Epreuve faisant partie de notre collection' by Denise Rigal in pencil on the reverse, unframed.
Provenance Ateliers Rigal, Paris Private Collection, France Literature see Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Löpsinger 811 Catalogue Essay This work is registered in the Archives Descharnes under number D-5604 (a certificate has been issued and is available for purchase from the Archives Descharnes) Read More Artist Bio Salvador Dalí Spanish • 1904 - 1989 Salvador Dalí was perhaps the most broadly known member of the Surrealist movement of the early twentieth century. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, the avant-garde style explored consciousness and dream-like states through exaggerated landscapes and bizarre or grotesque imagery. Using the means of painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and literature, Dalí explored these ideas with a meticulous hand and inventive wit. Although known for his role in Surrealism, Dalí was also a seminal example of celebrity showmanship and the cult of personality, a phenomenon that dominates popular culture today. Always a colorful and flamboyant presence with his signature cape, wide-eyed expression and trademark upturned waxed mustache, Dalí was a master of self-promotion and spectacle. View More Works