SALVADOR DALÍ ANDRÉ BRASILIER - Opera Gallery
SALVADOR DALÍ ANDRÉ BRASILIER - Opera Gallery
SALVADOR DALÍ ANDRÉ BRASILIER - Opera Gallery
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TRIUMPHANT ELEPHANT<br />
Conceived in 1975, created in 2008, edition of 12<br />
Inscribed ‘Dalí’<br />
Material: 18 karat gold<br />
Gemstones: 143 diamonds, 4.56 karat<br />
25 rubies, 1.44 karat<br />
Base: rock crystal<br />
H: 15.5 cm - 6.1 in.<br />
The elephant, Dalí’s iconoclastic symbol of the future and one of his favourite images, is often depicted<br />
atop mosquito-like legs, emphasising the contrast between robustness and fragility, much<br />
like the contrast between the past and modernity. The animal’s jewelled saddle symbolises wealth,<br />
and the dawn of a new era is announced by a flying angel, trumpeting success and prosperity. Dalí’s<br />
elephant exemplifies every individual’s hope for abundance and good fortune in the future.<br />
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