Salvador Dali
Available works
Dance of Time I
The melted watch is the most well-known and beloved of Dalí's iconoclastic images - the artist chose to portray this image consistently throughout his lifetime, beginning in 1932. The ever-present fluidity of time is represented in this sculpture as time not only moving, but dancing in rhythm to the beat of the universe. Universal time knows no limits; it must be remembered that time, as we understand it, is a human notion. Instead, Dalínian time is perpetual and 'dances on' stopping for no man, history or even the cosmos. The image depicts Dalí's fantastical relationship with time, his perception of its constricting limitations and the importance he believed to be inherent in memory.
Edition size: 350 + 35 EA
Height: 38,5 cm
Maquette: original gouache, ʺDance of Timeʺ, 1979
Material: bronze
Patina: green/gold
Technique: lost wax process
Lady Godiva with Butterflies
Dalí, the great Surrealist master, selected the image of Lady Godiva as one of his favourites, and pays homage to her sensuous and shapely female form through the conception of this sculpture. Announcing her arrival, butterflies not only hover around her and her noble steed, but also adorn her body as she plays her trumpet. Lady Godiva embodies earthly beauty, whereas the butterflies depict the ethereal otherworld.
Edition size: 350 + 35 EA
Height: 51 cm
Maquette: original gouache,ʺLady Godiva with Butterfliesʺ, 1976
Material: bronze
Patina: brown
Technique: lost wax process