Dali
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the history of modern art conjure as much mystique, provocation, and sheer visual brilliance as Salvador Dalí, and Jacques Dopagne's authoritative monograph presents the full arc of this singular genius with clarity and critical depth. Published by the prestigious Fernand Hazan Éditeur, this volume chronicles Dalí's extraordinary journey from his Catalan roots through his rise as the preeminent figure of Surrealism, detailing the iconic dreamscapes, melting clocks, and hallucinatory tableaux that forever altered the course of Western art. Dopagne's writing illuminates not merely the paintings, but the complex, theatrical persona that Dalí so masterfully constructed — the man inseparable from the myth. The text argues persuasively for Dalí's enduring relevance, situating his oeuvre within the broader currents of 20th-century culture, from Freudian psychology to the politics of the Spanish Civil War. With the precision of a scholar and the eloquence of a connoisseur, this work leaves the reader questioning where the performance ends and the masterpiece begins.
Author: Jacques Dopagne
Format: Hardback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the history of modern art conjure as much mystique, provocation, and sheer visual brilliance as Salvador Dalí, and Jacques Dopagne's authoritative monograph presents the full arc of this singular genius with clarity and critical depth. Published by the prestigious Fernand Hazan Éditeur, this volume chronicles Dalí's extraordinary journey from his Catalan roots through his rise as the preeminent figure of Surrealism, detailing the iconic dreamscapes, melting clocks, and hallucinatory tableaux that forever altered the course of Western art. Dopagne's writing illuminates not merely the paintings, but the complex, theatrical persona that Dalí so masterfully constructed — the man inseparable from the myth. The text argues persuasively for Dalí's enduring relevance, situating his oeuvre within the broader currents of 20th-century culture, from Freudian psychology to the politics of the Spanish Civil War. With the precision of a scholar and the eloquence of a connoisseur, this work leaves the reader questioning where the performance ends and the masterpiece begins.