Salvador Dali Giant Flying Mocha Cup Facsimile Signed & Numbered Gi... Lot 1763T

LOT 1763TSeller's Estimate: USD 200 - 300Limited Edition Giclee Titled "Giant Flying Mocha Cup” (After) Salvador Dali. This Piece Is Facsimile Signed On The Lower Right. Pencil Numbered From An Edition Of 375. Paper Measures 15? X 10?. Image Measures 12.5? X 7.5?. Made On Thick Quality Archival Paper. In Excellent Condition, Comes Unframed. Comes With A Certificate. (After) Salvador Dali Was A Surrealist, And The Surrealists Were Heavily Influenced By Sigmund Freud. And, In Particular, By Freud’s Important Book, Interpretation Of Dreams. We Know, In Freud’s Lexicon Of Dream Imagery And Symbolism, That Receptacles Were Symbolic Of Female Genitalia, And That Long Rods Or Appendages Were Phallic. Could The 42-year-old Dali Have Had A Little Sex On His Mind At The Time He Painted This Work? The Nearby Pomegranate, Which Appeared In Several Other Dali Works Around This Period, Is A Classic Symbol Of Resurrection And Chastity. Now, Below The Floating Cup Is A Stone Cube, With Inlaid Marble And, In The Center Of The Circle, The Head Of Medussa. But Consider That, If You Extended The Circular Pattern Up Onto The Tall Shaft Coming Off The Cup Handle, You’d Be Approximating The Curve Of A Logarithmic Spiral – A Mathematic Principle With Which Dali Was Obsessed, And Which He Employed In Creating The Beautiful Spatial Harmony In His Works – Present Picture Included. A Figure In The Right Distance Appears To Be Arab, Reminding Us Of Dali’s Roots, While The Background Mountain Is Reminiscent Of The Same Eerie Landscape Seen In A Painting With Which Dali Was Long Obsessed: The Isle Of The Dead By Arnold Bocklin. For All The Individual Elements Of Giant Flying Mocha Cup That Can Be Examined And Deciphered, The Larger Arc Of The Painting Connects With An Absolute Truism That Can Be Said Of Much Of Dali’s Diverse Body Of Surrealist Work: It Was Quintessentially Enigmatic! But Let’s Not Forget, Too, That Dali Simply Enjoyed Doing Unusual Things, Often With A Dash Of Humor Sprinkled In For Good Measure. There’s No Question That The Image Of This Spectacularly Strange Coffee Cup Was Calculated To Make Us Smile, If Not Utter An Audible Laugh.Condition Report:A-NewPayment:The buyer is responsible for paying the seller directly after winning the item. Details on accepted payment methods and where to send payment are provided in an invoice from the seller.Additional payment details from the seller:Payment is due upon receipt of invoice. Upon the close of auction, you will receive an Invaluable invoice with all pricing details. A link will be sent from our invoicing company Freshbooks with the ability to make payment with any major credit card. This invoice will come directly to your email address on file with Invaluable / AuctionZip.Shipping:The buyer is responsible for paying all shipping costs and arranging for shipping and delivery with the seller.Additional shipping details from the seller:Please Allow 2-6 Weeks For Shipping.For more information see terms and conditionsKnowing when to bid: An event can last a few hours. To help figure out when an item will come up for auction, watch the pace of the event and keep in mind that items usually come up in lot order.AMAZING Art, Jadeite & Jewelry Part 2 offered by Artistic Holdings CompanyFriday, January 29, 2016 | 06:00AM GMT-07:00Las Vegas, Nevada, USA read more