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33 - SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989) Christ of Saint John of the Cross,…
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Estimate €400,000 - €600,000
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SALVADOR DALÍ (1904–1989) Christ of Saint John of the Cross, 1974 Enlargement from a 31 cm scale model, based on Salvador Dalí’s original wax model. Bronze cast with a brown patina Signed ‘Dalí’ and numbered 3/8 Limited edition of 8 numbered copies, numbered 1/8 to 8/8, supplemented by 4 artist’s proofs numbered I/IV AP to IV/IV AP. Bears the Bonvicini foundry mark: ‘FONDERIE A / F.LLI BON / SOMMACAMPA / ITALIA’ on the back of the calf of the right leg. Publisher: 2049 308 x 120 x 122 cm Enlargement from a reduced model of 31 cm, based on the original wax model by Salvador Dalí. Brown patinated bronze Signed “Dalí” and numbered 3/8 From an edition of 8 casts numbered 1/8 to 8/8, together with 4 Artist’s Proofs numbered I/IV AP to IV/IV AP. Bonvicini foundry stamp “FONDERIE A / F.LLI BON / SOMMACAMPA / ITALIA” on the reverse of the right calf. Publisher: 2049 121 1/4 × 47 1/4 × 48 in. Provenance Private collection Bibliography Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, The Sorcery and Magic of Forms, Sculptures and Objects, Éditions Eccart, 2003, model reproduced and catalogued under no. 424, p. 169. Exhibitions (other examples of the model) Seville, Plaza del Salvador, monumental installation Mexico City, Museo Soumaya, exhibition of sculptures by Salvador Dalí. Clot Collection, travelling exhibitions devoted to the sculptures of Salvador Dalí. This work is registered in the Descharnes Archives under reference no. 396 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity dated 3 February 2025, which will be handed over to the purchaser.
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About the sale From César to César: Modern & Contemporary Art
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Auction time 07/08/2026 at 6:00 PM
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