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SALVADORDALI (1904-1989)
OTORHINOLOGICAL HEAD OF VENUS

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Title:  OTORHINOLOGICAL HEAD OF VENUS
Medium: Cast Bronze 
Dimensions: 60 x 27 x 34 cm
Year: 1964
Edition size: 8 cast in 1992


Otorhinological Head of Venus – surrealistic sculpture: an antique icon disfigured by the transplant of a ear where the nose should be and vice­ versa. The ear was one of the most sensual and passionate parts of the body of Gala, Dali’s long­desired lover. The artist liked the mixture of surrealism and religion that seem to be the groundwork of the sculpture. According to the medieval tradition, Dali believed that Christ was conceived in the ear.   
                   

                                                                                              
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