Lot Essay
Robert and Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
La persistence de la mémoire
Details
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
La persistence de la mémoire
signed, inscribed and numbered 'Dalí E/A 2/3 FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA' (on the back of the clock)
bronze with gold and light brown patina
Height: 75 7/8 in. (192.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1980; this version cast at a later date in an edition of six casts plus three épreuves d'artiste and three hors commerce
La persistence de la mémoire
signed, inscribed and numbered 'Dalí E/A 2/3 FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA' (on the back of the clock)
bronze with gold and light brown patina
Height: 75 7/8 in. (192.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1980; this version cast at a later date in an edition of six casts plus three épreuves d'artiste and three hors commerce
Literature
F. Passoni, R. Morse & A. Field, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1985, p. 44 (another cast illustrated).
R. & N. Descharnes, Dalí, The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, Paris, 2004, p. 634 (another cast illustrated fig. 632).
R. & N. Descharnes, Dalí, The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects, Paris, 2004, p. 634 (another cast illustrated fig. 632).