Anahit Salvador Dali Abstract Surrealism Modern Art Guitar Bronze Sculpture Statue

Condition: This sculpture is in perfect condition Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base: Height 17 inches X Width 6 inches Marble Dimensions: 5 inches X 5 inches Height without base: 16 inches Weight : 8 LBS Inventory:60XN25423706 Original or Reproduction: Reproduction To create Guitar Salvador Dali made a radical leap from the sculptural tradition of modeling carving or molding to a new technique of emblage He created a first version of Guitar from cardboard in 1912 then later remade the work in sheet metal; the modern ordinariness of both of these materials is very different from traditional sculptural materials such as bronze wood and marble The planes of the sheetametal construction engage in a play of substance and void in which volume is suggested not depicted In a dramatic demonstration of the flexible way visual forms can be read in context the guitars sound hole which normally recedes from the instruments smooth surface here projects outward into space The Art of Lost Wax