Lot 60W Dali Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture - Winged Swan for Bacchanale Ballet
This is a limited edition, signed bronze sculpture entitled "WINGED SWAN FOR BACCHANALE BALLET" (1939) by Salvador Dali. During his years in America Dalí worked on cinema and designed for theatre and theatre and ballet productions. His first design for the ballet was Bacchanale (originally named in German "Venusberg"), for which he also wrote the scenario and designed the costumes. It was a Metropolitan Opera production, choreographed by Leonide Massine for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The ballet was set to the music of Richard Wagner, whose insane patron, king Ludwig II, was portrayed in the scenario. Approx. Dimensions: 7 in. x 4 in. x 3 in.
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