Salvador Dali Spanish, 1904-1989
Triumphant Elephant, 1984
Bronze lost wax process
20.8" x 5.7" x 9.8"
350+35EA
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Patina: Green The elephant, Dalí’s iconoclastic symbol of the future and one of his favourite images, is often depicted atop mosquito-like legs, emphasising the contrast between robustness and fragility, much...
Patina: Green
The elephant, Dalí’s iconoclastic symbol of the future and one of his favourite images, is often depicted atop mosquito-like legs, emphasising the contrast between robustness and fragility, much like the contrast between the past and modernity. The animal’s jewelled saddle symbolises wealth, and the dawn of a new era is announced by a flying angel, trumpeting success and prosperity. Dalí’s elephant exemplifies every individual’s hope for abundance and good fortune in the future.
R. & N. Descharnes Salvador Dali Sculptures & Objects. Eccart. Ref. 651, page 252.
The elephant, Dalí’s iconoclastic symbol of the future and one of his favourite images, is often depicted atop mosquito-like legs, emphasising the contrast between robustness and fragility, much like the contrast between the past and modernity. The animal’s jewelled saddle symbolises wealth, and the dawn of a new era is announced by a flying angel, trumpeting success and prosperity. Dalí’s elephant exemplifies every individual’s hope for abundance and good fortune in the future.
R. & N. Descharnes Salvador Dali Sculptures & Objects. Eccart. Ref. 651, page 252.