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Luis Miguel Goitizolo

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RE: The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR DALI
1/30/2013 2:36:24 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, finally, The Sleep of Nautilus!

Salvador Dali - (Bowl) The sleep of Nautilus (made at Steuben Glass, Inc, 1940)

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RE: The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR DALI
1/30/2013 2:44:05 AM
Hi Miguel,

I would call this a conversation piece. Think how long you could talk about this glass.
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RE: The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR DALI
1/30/2013 2:46:03 AM
For hours on end, no doubt.

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Hi Miguel,

I would call this a conversation piece. Think how long you could talk about this glass.

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RE: The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR DALI
1/30/2013 2:56:24 AM

La Gare de Perpignan
, 1965!
This is the painting Dali used to say it holds the secret of the universe... (1)



Salvador Dali - The station at Perpignan (oil on canvas, 1965)


General note: For a fascinating description of this work, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gare_de_Perpignan

(1) In fact, he considered the train station at Perpignan to be the Center of the Universe (see here).

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RE: The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR DALI
1/30/2013 3:51:10 AM

Dali's 'Ascension of Christ' Among His Most Powerful Masterworks (*)


Salvador Dali - The Ascension of Christ (oil on canvas, 1958)

(*) Go here for a masterly commentary on this work.

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