Dalí
$30.04
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
12 August 1998
Summary
Salvador Dali (1904-89) was one of the most controversial and paradoxical artists of the twentieth century. A painter of considerable virtuosity, he used a traditional illusionistic style to create disturbing images filled with references to violence, death, cannibalism and bizarre sexual practices, from the extraordinary limp watches in The Persistence of Memory to the gruesome monster in Soft Construction with Boiled Beans: Premonition of Civil War and the fetishistic lobs…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714833385 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 071483338X |
| Author: | Christopher Masters |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 1998 |
| Weight: | 518g |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 225mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Colour Library |
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About The Author
Christopher Masters
Christopher Masters is an art historian with a special interest in the art of the early twentieth century.
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