Snail and the Angel
Snail and the Angel
Bronze, green and gold patinated, height: 44 cm excluding marble base, limited edition of 350 copies, signed.
The snail occupies a special place in Dalí's universe, closely linked to his veneration for Sigmund Freud. Early on, he combined Freud's head with the spiral shape of a snail in a sketch – for him, a "morphological mystery." When he finally met Freud in London, Dalí was fascinated by a large snail outside his house.
Snails became a fetish for the artist, a symbol of duality: a hard shell and a soft core, like an egg or a lobster. In this sculpture, he gives the creature wings and places it on waves – the symbol of slowness paradoxically becomes an emblem of rapid movement. An angel on its back bestows lightness upon it and mediates between the worlds.
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SPAIN, 1904 - 1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí, born in Figueras in 1904, is considered one of the leading minds of surrealism and one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Around 1929 he found his own style, which explored the world of the unconscious and dreams. With melting clocks and burning giraffes, he created iconic images that show his technical skills in an old-masterly style. Common themes in Dalí's works are intoxication, fever and religion, with his wife Gala often playing a central role. After an eventful life that took him from Spain to the USA and back to Europe, Dalí died in 1989, leaving a lasting legacy in the art world.