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Salvador Dalí­
Swan-Elephant

1967

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Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Swan-Elephant Year: 1967 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 5/6 Size: 4.5 in. x 8 in. x 5.5 in. (11.43 cm x 20.32 cm x 13.97 cm) Reference: Figure 288 in "Dali Sculptures & Objects: The Hard and the Soft" by Descharnes, page 118 Certificate Frank Hunter, Dali Archives. "In 1967, thanks to one of our Swiss publishers I presented the director of Air India, whose European bse was in Geneva, to Dali. Dali wanted to offer the airline a "Swan-Elephant" in exchange for a living elephant in order to celebrate the passage Hannibal's elephant, Tsurus, through the Pyrenees. After seeing the mode of the Swan-Elephant, Dali was hell bent to photograph it on a pure white plate filled with milk. It was sort of ritual of purity and the swan of Leda.. The theme of the Swan-Elephant was already present in the ballet Bacchanale in 1939." - Robert Descharnes
  • Creator:
    Salvador Dalí­ (1904 - 1989, Spanish)
  • Creation Year:
    1967
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Long Island City, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU466524782
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