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Figure. Element of the Mae West Room of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres

© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017

Cat. no. P 1121

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Figure. Element of the Mae West Room of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres

Description

Date:
c. 1977
Technique:
Oil on Kraft paper
Dimensions:
191 x 120 cm
Signature:
Unsigned and undated
Location:
Town Hall of Figueres, on permanent deposit at the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres

Provenance

  1. Artist's collection

Observations

According to the testimony of Antoni Pitxot, Dalí drew inspiration from the Italian painter Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585) for the painting of the figures and characters we see in the dome of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. Dalí spoke of this group as a "Parade of giants with victorious angels", according to reports in the press of the time ("Salvador Dalí dona más obras a su museo de Figueras", Los Sitios, July 24, 1977, or "Nueva donación de Dalí", Ampurdán, July 27, 1977, Figueres). Currently in the Mae West Room.

Bibliography

  1. Dalí capital de Figueres, Ajuntament de Figueres, Figueres, 1984, il. 308
  2. Antoni Pitxot, Montse Aguer i Teixidor, Teatre-Museu Dalí de Figueres, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Triangle Postals, [Figueres], Sant Lluís, Menorca, 2005, p. 85 (indirect image) (detail), p. 92 (indirect image) (detail)
  3. Liviu Suhar, Glose în labirintul artelor vizuale, Dana art, Iasi, 2009, p. 348 (indirect image)
  4. Antoni Pitxot, Montse Aguer i Teixidor, Teatre-Museu Dalí. Figueres, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Triangle Postals, [Figueres], Sant Lluís, Menorca, 2016, p. 110-111 (indirect image), p. 118 (indirect image)

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