![]() And he continues his explanations saying "I bought a large black felt hat, and a pipe which I did not smoke and never lighted, but which I kept constantly hanging from the corner of my mouth. I wanted to give myself a 'weird appearance' as soon as possible, to compose a masterpiece with my own head". I also awaited with impatience the sprouting of hair on my face so that I could shave and sport some good long sideburns. Looking at myself in the mirror I would often strike the poses and melancholy appearance of Raphael, to whom the greater resemblance I bore the better, as far as I was concerned. In his autobiography The Secret Life, he himself explains the meaning of one of his best-known self-portraits: "I'd let my hair grow, and wore it long like a girl's hair. ![]() Like other adolescents, he sought through his appearance an affirmation of his own personality, wearing long hair and sideburns, and dressing extravagantly. In the ones made during adolescence, Dalí represents himself with a distant attitude towards his companions, but at the same time wishing to make an impact on them (or to provoke them) and on the public in general. Petersburg) Self-Portrait with "L'Humanité", 1923 Self-Portrait Splitting into Three, 1926-27 Soft Self-Portrait, 1941 and the twin-parts stereoscopic work Dalí from the Back Painting Gala from the Back Eternalised by Six Virtual Corneas Provisionally Reflected in Six Real Mirrors, 1972-73.ĭalí started to paint self-portraits very early on. In the exhibition presented here we can see some of the self-portraits that Dalí made over the course of his life, such as Self-Portrait with Raphaelesque Neck, ca 1921 Self-Portrait, ca 1921 (Salvador Dalí Museum, St. They are an attempt at self-affirmation on both personal and artistic level. Self-portraits are works of special interest, since they reveal an intention - the image the artist wishes to convey of himself. All along the history of art, many artists have at some time painted themselves, and Dalí is no exception. On the occasion of the loan of Self-Portrait, ca 1921, the Foundation put together a small selection of oil paintings and drawings around this theme. From the American museum the Foundation has received in counterpart the works Self-Portrait, ca 1921, Figure on the Rocks, 1926 and Dionysus Spitting the Complete Image of Cadaqués on the Tip of the Tongue of a Three-Storeyed Gaudinian Woman, 1958.Ī small-scale exhibition dedicated to self-portraits The Swallow's Tail - Series on Catastrophes, 1983. In that regard, the Foundation has now granted on temporary loan to the Salvador Dalí Museum of Saint Petersburg (Florida, United States) the three oil paintings entitled Three Women Imitating the Movements of a Sailing Boat, 1940, Saint Cecilia Ascensionist, 1955, and Untitled. The works that are travelling from Figueres to Florida With the loan of the oil painting entitled Gradiva Rediscovers the Antropomorphic Ruins (Retrospective Fantasy), ca1931-32 from the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza of Madrid in January 2008, and the exhibition dedicated to Anna Maria Dalí, the Foundation embarked upon a policy of exchange of the artist's works with other museums and with private collections. Both the exhibition and the works on loan from the museum of Florida can be seen until 10 February 2008. The work can be seen in the Dalí d'Or Room (antecrypt), accompanied by other Salvador Dalí self-portraits that belong to the Dalí Foundation's collection. ![]() On the occasion of the loan of a painting entitled Self-Portrait, a small-format exhibition has been organized around this theme in Salvador Dalí's oeuvre. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Montse Aguer, Director of the Centre for Dalinian Studies, and Antoni Pitxot, Director of the Dalí Theatre-Museum, both trustees of the Dalí Foundation. The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation presented at the Dalí Theatre-Museum of Figueres three works on temporary loan from the Salvador Dalí Museum of Saint Petersburg (Florida, United States). Languages Languages: Català Castellano English Français 中文.Restoration - Restoration interventions.
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