| Dali-Jewels: The Collection of the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundatio |  | Author: Salvador Dali
Publisher: Umberto Allemandi
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2,905,458
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 9.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 8842210544
EAN: 9788842210542
ASIN: 8842210544
Publication Date: August 10, 2006
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Product Description
Dal!, like the Renaissance artists, refused to be restricted to one unique form of expression: to that of painting. He wished to go beyond that point by making new discoveries; by trying out new means of expression; one of which being the creation through the combination of precious stones and noble metals. Dal!'s jewellery designs span almost thirty years until the 1960s. Thirty-seven of the jewels were produced in the New York workshop owned by Goldsmiths Alemany and Ertman. Dal! himself would choose the most appropriate precious stones, not only for their colour and quality but also, for their suitability in order to transmit a certain connotation or a specific atmosphere. Dal!nian symbolism is ever present in one way or another in all of his jewels: the soft watch, the telephone, the mouth and the subject of war among others. Dal!: Jewels presents the jewels from the Gala-Salvador Dal! Foundation. It features essays on Dal! and his work, as well as concept sketches produced by him before th
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