Venus risen, sliced and airing on the hook
Salvador thoughtfully butchers a torso so the egg can be harvested from the womb in this dramatic late-period bronze called “Venus Spatiale”, yours for possibly 15,000 euros at Sotheby’s “Modern & Contemporary Art” sale in Milan on May 27.
The big selling point, of course, will be the clock melting down the goddess’ throat. It’s definitely a Dali motif package, absolutely made for the market.
MAY 27 UPDATE: Wrong again. NOT SOLD!
Something with a little more heft to it? One of Robert Indiana’s original “Love” paintings is up for bids at the same auction, and expected to bring only 4,000 to 6,000 euros.
Not for sale at the moment is another of Dali’s style statements, the 1981 oil-collage-felt-tip-pen-and-gouache-on-copper concoction below, “Ready-to-wear Fashion for Next Spring (Garlands, Nests and Flowers)”.
