Signed and Numbered Salvador Dali Lithograph of Exploding Raphaelesque Head


Item Number: 248

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $1,000

Online Close: Apr 13, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!

Description

This stunning signed lithograph is 244/300.


Following the atomic explosion over Hiroshima in 1945, Dali painted a number of fragmented heads and figures. Some of the shapes that form the head in this painting are solid and phallic shaped - inspired by rhinoceros horns. The upper area of the painting, with the halo and brown clouds resembles photographs of atomic explosions. The female face, with its tender expression and thin halo, is recognizable as the face of a Madonna by Raphael. Dali was a great admirer of Old Master paintings. The skull section in this work is based upon the inside of the dome of the Pantheon building in Rome.

Donated by

Christy Joyce