TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TECHNIQUE

Bronze, Lost Wax Process

HEIGHT

53 cm

EDITION

350 + 35 EA

DATE OF EDITION

Conceived in 1975
First cast in 1984

PATINA

Green

REFERENCE

R. & N. Descharnes Salvador Dali Sculptures & Objects. Eccart. Ref. 651, page 252.

Description

The elephant, Dalí’s iconoclastic symbol of the future and one of his favourite images, is often depicted atop mosquito-like legs, emphasising the contrast between robustness and fragility, much like the contrast between the past and modernity. The animal’s jewelled saddle symbolises wealth, and the dawn of a new era is announced by a flying angel, trumpeting success and prosperity. Dalí’s elephant exemplifies every individual’s hope for abundance and good fortune in the future.