Salvador Dali
The Surrealist Angel, 1984
Patinated bronze
22 x 9 x 4 in
56 x 23 x 10 cm
56 x 23 x 10 cm
Edition of 1500
The Surrealist Angel reflects Dalí’s long-standing fascination with angels as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine. Developed from themes explored since the 1930s and intensified during his later mystical...
The Surrealist Angel reflects Dalí’s long-standing fascination with angels as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine. Developed from themes explored since the 1930s and intensified during his later mystical period, the figure combines elongated classical proportions with surreal abstraction. The simplified, faceted features and sense of weightless balance evoke spirituality, transformation, and inner vision. Cast in bronze, the work contrasts material permanence with ethereal subject matter, linking Dalí’s early Surrealism to his later religious and metaphysical concerns.
Provenance
Private collectionAcquired by the current owner from a international auction house