Lot n° 142
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Anonymous - Lot 142
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Salvador Dali (1904-1989) in front of "L'Apocalypse de Saint Jean", a 210-kilogram book of original works and texts by several artists, on board the liner France (CGT 1962) in 1964.
The liner France (1962-2009) was the last French transatlantic liner. An icon of French luxury, many celebrities showed up on board between 1962 and 1974. "L'Apocalypse de Saint Jean", designed in 1959 by publisher Joseph Foret, features 150 leaves, a bronze cover and precious stones. It weighed 210 kg and required the collaboration of 7 painters of the time: Salvador Dali, Georges Mathieu, Bernard Buffet, Leonor Fini, Leonard Foujita, Pierre-Yvez Tramois and Ossip Zadkine. In 1960, it was the heaviest (210 kg) and most expensive book in the world (2 million francs).
Silver print on baryta paper, from digital file (black-and-white lambda print)
French Lines dry stamp in lower right margin. Stamp "French Lines 30/11/2024 Edition Spéciale N°: 1/1" on verso.
Image: 36.3 x 58.3 cm
Paper: 50 x 70 cm
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