Salvador Dalí­

Salvador Dalí­ - "American Clock" from the "Time" Suite 20th Century

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Material

Lithograph

About

Surrealist print of a clock that has similar features to the Statue of Liberty hanging from a tree done in red, white, blue, and yellow by Salvador Dali from his "Time" suite. Edition 29/200. Signed in lower right corner. Hung in a silver metal frame. Catalogue raisonne: Field 76-1 B, p. 178.

Artist Biography

Salvador Dali was born May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain. From an early age Dali was encouraged to practice his art and would eventually go on to study at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920's Dali went to Paris and began interacting with Picasso, Magritte, and Miro leading to his first Surrealist phase. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, at times in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork. The rise of the fascist leader Franco in Spain led to Dali's expulsion from the Surrealist movement, but that did not prevent him from painting. The world-renowned artist passed away in 1989 in his home town of Figueras, Spain.

Dimensions With Frame

H 40 in. x W 32 in. x D 1.5 in.

Dimensions Without Frame

H 30 in. x W 21 in.