82 - SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989)

SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989) The Persistence of Memory, 1980 Bronze with green and gold patina, lost-wax casting Signed, numbered 166/350 Dated inside the clock Bears the stamp of the Camblest foundry, London 40.5 × 10 × 21 cm (with base) Bronze with green and gold patina, signed, numbered 166/350, with the Camblest foundry mark and date (inside the clock) Footnotes: Bibliography Robert & Nicolas Descharnes, Sculptures & Objects, Dalí - The Hard and the Soft, Azay-le-Rideau, Eccart, 2003. A similar work is reproduced on page 246 under no. 632 (a different patina is shown) Completed in 1931, *The Persistence of Memory* is one of Salvador Dalí’s most famous works and stands as one of the iconic images of Surrealism. The original painting, also known as *The Soft Watches*, is now housed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This bronze sculpture, designed in 1980 and cast in 1981 using the lost-wax technique, features one of the most iconic motifs from Dalí’s universe. Produced in an edition of 350 copies, accompanied by 35 artist’s proofs, the work translates the artist’s surrealist vision of time into three dimensions. Through the image of the distorted watch, which appears to lack any rigidity, Dalí transforms time into an unstable, fluid, and malleable substance that challenges our perception of reality and our own experience of time. Completed in 1931, *The Persistence of Memory* is one of Salvador Dalí’s most celebrated works and one of the defining images of Surrealism. The original painting, also known as *The Soft Watches*, is now part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This bronze sculpture, conceived in 1980 and cast in 1981 using the lost-wax technique, revisits one of the most iconic motifs of Dalí’s artistic universe. Produced in an edition of 350, along with 35 artist’s proofs, the work translates Dalí’s surrealist vision of time into three-dimensional form. Through the image of the distorted watch, seemingly stripped of all rigidity, Dalí transforms time into an unstable, fluid, and malleable substance, challenging our perception of reality and inviting us to reconsider our experience of time. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com