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Swan-Elephant
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Description
Edition: 5/6
"In 1967, thanks to one of our Swiss publishers I presented the director of Air India, whose European base 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 -
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Origin: Spain Period: 1950-1979 Materials: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Condition: Excellent. Creation Date: 1967 Styles / Movements: Conceptualism, Surrealism Book References: Figure 288 in "Dali Sculptures & Objects: The Hard and the Soft" by Descharnes, page 118 Incollect Reference #: 175242 -
Dimensions
W. 8 in; H. 4.5 in; D. 5.5 in; W. 20.32 cm; H. 11.43 cm; D. 13.97 cm;
