Lot Essay
Robert Descharnes has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture, which is listed as no. 0-160/957 in his Dalí archives.
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La noblesse du temps
Details
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
La noblesse du temps
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Dali 3/7 FONDERIA D'ARTE TESCONI' (on the base)
bronze with green and gold patina
Height: 60 5/8 in. (154 cm.)
Length: 35 in. (89 cm.)
Width: 27½ in. (70 cm.)
Conceived in 1977-1984; this bronze version cast in 1984
La noblesse du temps
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Dali 3/7 FONDERIA D'ARTE TESCONI' (on the base)
bronze with green and gold patina
Height: 60 5/8 in. (154 cm.)
Length: 35 in. (89 cm.)
Width: 27½ in. (70 cm.)
Conceived in 1977-1984; this bronze version cast in 1984
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1984.
Literature
F. Passoni, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Milan, 1987, p. 93.
C. Svevo, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Bari, 1988, p. 61 (another cast illustrated).
The Stratton Foundation for the Cultural Arts, ed., Dalí, Milan, 1999, pp. 74-75 (another cast illustrated).
C. Svevo, Dalí nella terza dimensione, Bari, 1988, p. 61 (another cast illustrated).
The Stratton Foundation for the Cultural Arts, ed., Dalí, Milan, 1999, pp. 74-75 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
Naples, Museo di Palazzo Reale; Ferrara, Gallèria Civica d'Arte Moderna, and Rome, Accademia Spagnola di Belle Arti, Dalí Scultore Dalí Illustratore, 1989.
Genoa, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, and Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991.
Toulouse, Musée d'Art Moderne, Dalí Rétrospectif, 1994.
Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses-Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996.
Heidelberg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997.
Palmero, Palazzo dei Normani, and Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Salvador Dalí, 1999.
Genoa, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, and Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Dalí Exhibition, 1991.
Toulouse, Musée d'Art Moderne, Dalí Rétrospectif, 1994.
Berlin, Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses-Charlottenburg, Dalí 500 Meisterwerks, 1996.
Heidelberg, Schloss Heidelberg, Dalí, 1997.
Palmero, Palazzo dei Normani, and Copenhagen, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Salvador Dalí, 1999.