Birth of Venus
Salvador Dali
New York, 1979
 
A work that evokes multi-faceted rumination from the iconic Spaniard, one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
 
Color lithograph on Arches wove paper. One of 350 copies. Signed by Dali on the lower right. Approximately 23 x 17 in.(58.4 x 43.2 cm), in the frame 41 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.(105 x 89 cm). A Fine example, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
 
“The egg is a favorite Dalinian theme, given the duality of its hard exterior and soft interior. Venus…is divided into two parts, with an egg lying on the base created by the cut…the egg symbolizes life, renewal, the continuation of existence and the future…The clock slides down the neck giving us two opposing messages. Its presence symbolizes, on one hand, the beauty of the flesh as temporary and destined to fade, and on the other, the beauty of art as eternal, and not bound by the passage of time. The characteristic Dalinian symbol of time is one of the protagonists of this sculpture.”(Dali Universe)