Dalí Auction
Salvador Dalí is in the news a lot at the moment, first for his surrealist cookbook, and now for an auction. The world-famous surrealist artist created some memorable pieces during his lifetime, and two of his most famous works are going up for auction in December.
Believing the lobster to be a highly sexually-charged animal, and the telephone to be a highly sexual inanimate object, Dalí produced the well-known Lobster Phone conjoining two objects that seemingly have nothing to do with one another. Dalí believed this unusual juxtaposition of objects revealed people's secret unconscious desires, and, with the lobster's sexual organs sitting right on the telephone mouthpiece, you can see that Dalí's interpretation of these secret desires was often sexual.
The second work that goes up for auction is the Mae West Sofa. Inspired by his fascination with Mae West's lips, Dalí created this piece in 1937. Interestingly, it is highly uncomfortable, as he never intended it for practical use, and in fact cites a pile of rocks near Cadaqués as another inspiration.
Both works go up for auction in Christie's London on December 15th for around $800,000, so if you've got spare cash lying around and fancy an especially uncomfortable sofa, then bid away.
Believing the lobster to be a highly sexually-charged animal, and the telephone to be a highly sexual inanimate object, Dalí produced the well-known Lobster Phone conjoining two objects that seemingly have nothing to do with one another. Dalí believed this unusual juxtaposition of objects revealed people's secret unconscious desires, and, with the lobster's sexual organs sitting right on the telephone mouthpiece, you can see that Dalí's interpretation of these secret desires was often sexual.
The second work that goes up for auction is the Mae West Sofa. Inspired by his fascination with Mae West's lips, Dalí created this piece in 1937. Interestingly, it is highly uncomfortable, as he never intended it for practical use, and in fact cites a pile of rocks near Cadaqués as another inspiration.
Both works go up for auction in Christie's London on December 15th for around $800,000, so if you've got spare cash lying around and fancy an especially uncomfortable sofa, then bid away.
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