Rare 24k Gold Finished Edition Of Dali’s "christ Of Saint John Of The Cross" - "christ De Saint Jean De La Croix" [clot Collection] Publishing Year : 1974 Media : Sculpture Technique : 24k Gold Patina On Bronze Edition Number: Fra 234/350 Bronze Sculpture, Multiple Signed And Numbered, Titled [christ Of Saint John Of The Cross] 1974. - Bronze, Technique Of The Lost Wax. - 24k Gold Gilded Patina. - Editor: 2049 Obra Contemporanea Editor, Spain. - Foundry: Fonderia Bonvicini, Verone, Italy. - The Sculpture Has Dali's Signature And The Edition Number Impressed In The Bronze, Is Mounted On A Granite Base . Total Size : 9.72 X 3.94 X 3.94 Inch Image Size : 8.54 X 2.95 Inch Packaging: Comes In A Custom Salvador Dali Wooden Box With This Piece, Dali Has Laid The Cornerstone For The Most Important Sculptural Statement In Modern History. This Image Is An Elemental Icon Of Dalinian Philosophy, Tracing Dali’s Roots In Spanish Culture And Thought. This Image Has Been Formed In Wax Entirely By Dali’s Own Hands And Cast In The Classical Lost-wax Tradition. The Original Concept, Vision, And Workmanship Of This Image Are Entirely Dali’s. This Piece Is Referenced In The Catalogue "dali, Sculptures & Objets, The Hard And The Soft" By Robert And Nicolas Descharnes, Editions Eccart 2004. Page 168-169 Illustration #427-429. Salvador Dali - Las Esculturas 1969 - 1976. This Collection Was Modeled In Wax At The Artist's Home In Port Lligat, Spain From 1969 To 1976 And Acquired By His Friend Isidro Clot. The Spanish Art Dealer, Isidro Clot, Made A Contract With Dali To Produce These Subjects. There Are Photographs Showing Dali Working With The Wax, Making Each Sculpture. Guaranteed Fully Authentic And Authorized Dali Piece. Salvador Dali's Image Of 'christ Of Saint John Of The Cross' Is, Undoubtedly, The Best Known Of All His Religious Works. This Is One Of His Most Powerful Christian Artworks Made Of The Finest Workmanship. The Painting And Sculpture Were Inspired By A Drawing Kept In The 'monastery Of The Incarnation' At Avila, Done By Saint John Of The Cross, Who Experienced This Rapturous Vision Of Christ. The Sculpture Is As Pure As The Painting And Represents Christ Without A Cross, With His Body Supported By An Enormous Symbolic Nail Whose Point Is Driven Into A Pyramid Of Stones From Golgotha, Which Must Have Been Worn And Polished By The Feet Of Pilgrims. Comes with a gallery certificate of authenticity

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