Salvador Dali BURNING GIRAFFE Facsimile Signed Limited Edition Giclee 16" x 12"

Description: This is a limited edition giclee titled "BURNING GIRAFFE" by Salvador Dali. This piece is facsimile signed on the lower right. Pencil numbered from an edition of 375. Paper measures 16" x 12". Image measures 12" x 9". Made on thick quality archival paper. In excellent condition, comes unframed. Comes with a certificate. A giclée print is the highest quality print available today. Because there is no visible dot screen pattern the resulting image has all of the subtle tonalities of the original art. Each dot may have over 4 billion possible colors! Brilliant color and rich texture have made giclée prints the reproduction of choice for artists, photographers, museums, galleries, and collectors. Giclée editions are usually smaller in number than lithography, serigraphy, or offset printing, making them much more valuable. Unlike traditional printmaking processes, the last printed image in a giclée edition will be as vibrant and clear as the first one. This fine art Giclée is as close to a Dali original as you will find without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars! THIS IS THE BEST PRICE YOU WILL FIND ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THE SAME PIECE! FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EBAY STORE FOR A LARGE SELECTION OF ART AT BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES. Where else but in the labyrinthine recesses of the mind of Dali would something as shocking and bizarre as a giraffe with its long neck ablaze prance from an imaginary state to an iconic element in many of the Surrealist Master’s paintings. “The Burning Giraffe” of 1935 was the first and best known instance when such an enigmatic image emerged from Dali’s Freudian-inspired brush. The drawers in the faceless woman’s chest and left leg are symbols of inner, hidden, subconscious thoughts – the very heart of Surrealism’s intent to explore the world of dreams. Meanwhile, interpretation of Dali’s works often must be framed within the context of when they were created. “The Burning Giraffe” came off of Dali’s easel at the time of the Spanish Civil War, and it was widely known at the time that Dali was deeply concerned about just what direction his country in turmoil would take. The foreboding mood of this painting unquestionably reflects that concern – from the eerie aquamarine palette to the haunting woman devoid of facial features, her arms appearing as if the skin were removed, while another curious figure – repeating phallic appendages, some supported by crutches – stands in the shadows behind her, holding what looks like bloodied meat. The burning giraffe itself is a comparatively small element in the picture, yet nevertheless dominant in both its vivid coloration and its dramatic visual effect. Dali loved paradox and confusion; the notion of a giraffe on fire seems to accord well with the overall, disquieting sense of isolation, if not doom, inherent in this canvas. Though not often credited as such, “The Burning Giraffe” is indeed one of Dali’s war pictures. Dali’s surrealism was often a political or historical statement, not merely a mirror held up to his dreams. “The Burning Giraffe” is an excellent example of how the Spanish Civil War, which reportedly had begun before Dali finished this painting, weighed heavily on the Catalan artist’s mind. And how untidy things like the cruelty and horror of war sometimes resulted in paintings by Dali that may be a little on the creepy side, yet still manage to hold us in awe of Dali’s unique style and profound intellect.

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Sherman Oaks, California

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