Newton surrealiste

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TECHNIQUE

Bronze, Lost Wax Process

HEIGHT

49 cm

EDITION

350 + 35 EA

DATE OF EDITION

Conceived in 1977
Fist cast in 1984

PATINA

Blue

REFERENCE

R. & N. Descharnes Salvador Dali Sculptures & Objects. Eccart. Ref. 622, page 242.

Description

This sculpture was born of Dalí’s respect for Sir Isaac Newton and his discovery of the law of gravity, represented by the famed falling apple. Dalí has pierced the figure with two large spaces: the artist implies that the living being, Newton himself, has become a mere name, stripped of his individuality, as his incredible and revolutionary laws of motion obscure all personal details relative to the great scientist.