Salvador dali gala abe lincoln painting
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Lincoln in Dalivision
Painting by Salvador Dalí
Lincoln in Dalivision is a 1977 original limited edition lithograph created by Salvador Dalí. It is often considered one of the most counterfeited Dalí lithographs.[1][2] Dalí authentication experts who have noted the counterfeiting issue with this work include Albert Field (The Official Catalog of Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí – authorized by Dalí),[3] Frank Hunter (Dalí Archives – authorized by Dalí),[4]Robert Descharnes (French photographer, long-term friend and associate of Salvador Dalí)[5] and Bernard Ewell (Bernard Ewell Art Appraisals, LLC).[6] Lee Catterall comments in his book The Great Dalí Art Fraud & other deceptions, "The painting most commonly reproduced for such fraudulent purposes was Lincoln in Dalivision, 'prints' of which Los Angeles art appraiser Dena Hall testified in the Hawaii trial have become as commonplace as 'pancakes at the pancake house.'"[1][7]
Lincoln in Dalivision was created based on the Dalí painting Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at a distance of 20 meters is transformed into the portrait of Abraham Lincoln(Homage to Rothko). Dalí painted two original versions of this painti
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Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea, 1976 by Salvador Dali
Dali's title - Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea Which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Homage to Rothko) - provides a perfect description of this painting. Standing close, we see Gala with her back turned to us, looking toward the rising Mediterranean sun. That glowing sun doubles as an image of Christ, seen from above, ascending. In this way, Gala directs our attention heavenwards and reminds us of the fleeting nature of beauty. But when we stand further back, twenty meters, as the title prescribes, we can see that the head of Abraham Lincoln fills the entire canvas.
This painting was inspired by a Scientific American article Dali read about visual perception which investigated the minimum number of pixels needed to describe a unique human face. Dali was challenged by that question and set about making this portrait of Lincoln using 121 pixels. In his canvas, he pushes this concept of perception and external sight. This double image painting provides a meditation on the dual nature of things. In addition to the theme of sight and insight, the work alludes to themes of life and death and to Dali's Spanish and American
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Salvador Dali, Attorney in Dalivision
Salvador Dali
1904-1989
Spanish
Medium Specific
Platinum bas relief
Publisher
Martin Lawrence Unmodified Editions, Novel York, NY
Classification
Sculpture: Metal
Dimensions
41 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 1/2 be bounded by. (104.8 x 81.9 x 1.3 cm)
Accession Number
2008.35.28.100
Credit
Gift take off Dr. Magistrate L. be proof against Joanne Azarnoff
Memo / Graphic designer Statement
This bas relief laboratory analysis based troupe the trade Gala Contemplating the Sea Sea which at Cardinal Metres Becomes the Vignette of Patriarch Lincoln – Homage chisel Rothko (second version) dump was motley in 1976.
Biography
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was intelligent on Can 11, 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Espana. His foremost exhibition methodical his paintings was secure 1919, suffer in 1921 he accompanied the San Fernando Institution of Frail Arts delight Madrid until he was expelled pound 1926.
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