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Salvador Dalí­ -- Soft Hanging Watch (Daum)
Salvador Dalí­ -- Soft Hanging Watch (Daum)

Salvador Dalí­ -- Soft Hanging Watch (Daum)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Salvador Dalí­ Soft Hanging Watch (Daum), 1971 Sculpture in blue glass paste and gilded with fine gold, with a gilded bronze hanger Numbered 195/850 Daum editor Dimensions: 46 x 34 ...

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Salvador Dali Daum Blue Pate De Verre Plate Signed Triomphale Surreal Artwork
Salvador Dali Daum Blue Pate De Verre Plate Signed Triomphale Surreal Artwork

Salvador Dali Daum Blue Pate De Verre Plate Signed Triomphale Surreal Artwork

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Bloomington, MN

The first person to meet our bottom line will be the lucky new owner of this authentic Salvador Dali Daum Pate De Verre Plate. During the Art Nouveau period Daum Flourished as a fam...

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Salvador Dali Daum Pate De Verre Plate Signed Cese Est Pas Une Assiette Surreal
Salvador Dali Daum Pate De Verre Plate Signed Cese Est Pas Une Assiette Surreal

Salvador Dali Daum Pate De Verre Plate Signed Cese Est Pas Une Assiette Surreal

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Bloomington, MN

The first person to meet our bottom line will be the lucky new owner of this authentic Salvador Dali Daum Pate De Verre Plate. During the Art Nouveau period Daum Flourished as a fam...

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Daum Montre Molle Sculpture

Salvador Dalí­Daum Montre Molle Sculpture

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H 18 in W 13.5 in D 4.75 in

Daum Montre Molle Sculpture

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Daum Montre Molle Sculpture Designed by Salvador Dali for Daum MEDIUM: pate de verde glass and bronze sculpture.

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Horse, Pegasus - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum 1967
Horse, Pegasus - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum 1967

Horse, Pegasus - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum 1967

By Salvador Dalí­

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Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Daum Pegasus Original two-tone white and opalescent blue pâte de verre Edited and handcrafted by the Daum crystal glassworks in 1967 Signed in the glas...

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Salvador Dali - "Pegasus" - Daum Sculpture
Salvador Dali - "Pegasus" - Daum Sculpture

Salvador Dali - "Pegasus" - Daum Sculpture

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - "Pegasus" - Daum Sculpture Pate de Verre Sculpture Edition of 250 1967 Signed and Numbered Dimensions: 36 x 33 x 11 cm Reference: "Le Dur et le Mou" #323 par R...

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Salvador Dalí, "Triomphale", Daum glass plate, 1970
Salvador Dalí, "Triomphale", Daum glass plate, 1970

Salvador Dalí, "Triomphale", Daum glass plate, 1970

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Salvador Dalí "Triomphale" Original pâte de verre Salvador Dalí plate Daum Editeur, Nancy, France Inscribed Dalí on lower right, and numbered 1199/2,000 from the limited of 2,000.

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Salvador Dali, Limited Edition Daum "Triomphale" Plate
Salvador Dali, Limited Edition Daum "Triomphale" Plate

Salvador Dali, Limited Edition Daum "Triomphale" Plate

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paonia, CO

Blue & Gold by Salvador Dali Limited Edition Daum plate made of blue Pate-de-Verre textured glass with gilt highlights Made in France 1970. 10.5 in. diameter.

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Salvador Dalí, "Ceci n'est pas une assiette", Daum glass plate
Salvador Dalí, "Ceci n'est pas une assiette", Daum glass plate

Salvador Dalí, "Ceci n'est pas une assiette", Daum glass plate

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Salvador Dalí "Cette n'est pas une assisette" Original pâte de verre Salvador Dalí plate Daum Editeur, Nancy, France Inscribed Dalí on lower right, and numbered 1199/2,000 from the l...

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Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum
Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Daum Molt Clock : Dance of Time Original pate de verre sculpture Edited and handcrafted by the Daum crystal glassworks Signed in the glass approx. 10....

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Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum
Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Daum Molt Clock : Dance of Time Original pate de verre sculpture Edited and handcrafted by the Daum crystal glassworks Signed in the glass approx. 10....

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Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum
Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Daum Molt Clock : Dance of Time Original pate de verre sculpture Edited and handcrafted by the Daum crystal glassworks Signed in the glass approx. 10....

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Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum
Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

Molt Clock : Dance of Time - Pate de verre sculpture, Signed - Daum

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Daum Molt Clock : Dance of Time Original pate de verre sculpture Edited and handcrafted by the Daum crystal glassworks Signed in the glass approx. 10....

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Daum Crystal Tiger Sculpture from France
Daum Crystal Tiger Sculpture from France

Daum Crystal Tiger Sculpture from France

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Located in Palm Beach, FL

From the Ecole de Nancy, from Art Nouveau to Art Decoratif, from Majorelle to Dali, Arman and Hilton McConnico, Daum has not missed any of the magic rendez-vous of the artistic creat...

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Salvador Dalí­ for sale on 1stDibs

Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.

Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.

Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.

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