Valued at over 20 Million dollars Art Evolution Australia currently showcases the largest Salvador Dali sculpture exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. Adding to the collection are some very rare Salvador Dalí sculptures recently re-discovered in Switzerland.
The ‘Persistence of Memory’ sculpture, thought to be sold-out worldwide for more than a decade, has been given new life following the chance discovery by the World famous Dalí Universe who operate the Dali Paris museum and are the official publishers of The Dalí Universe Sculpture Collection.
The acquisition of eight sculptures includes all three patinas. Art Evolution President Christopher Talbot moved quickly to obtain the sculptures given the high demand of such valuable artworks. "It’s an extremely rare and desirable sculpture to own. Dalí’s ‘Persistence of Memory’ is the crown jewel in the Surrealist movement and is regarded as the most famous surrealistic image ever created. You cannot mention surrealism without including ‘The Persistence of Memory’.
"Created in 1931, the original painting resides at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. When the Dalí Universe released sculpture editions nearly 40 years ago, Persistence of Memory was the first sculpture in the collection to completely sell out. Of the eight purchased, only three will be made available for sale. This simple, exquisite and iconic sculpture - the smallest in the collection - is the most sought after in the world, The fact the Dali Universe has made this collection available to Art Evolution, a series once thought to be sold out across the globe, is really quite thrilling for collectors of the Modern Master's artwork,” Mr Talbot said.
Dalí Universe Business Development Manager James Sanders said. “This is an important and memorable discovery in the history of the Dali Universe Collection, ‘The Persistence of Memory’ was the original soft clock painting by the Master of Surrealism, Salvador Dalí".
Three of the sculptures - each one in a different patina - will be kept for permanent display, it will be the first time ever that all three different patinas will be exhibited together and will join the exhibition at the iconic d’Arenberg Cube in Adelaide. "The timing of this discovery coincides with the 100th anniversary of the formation of the surrealist movement and is the 5th year that Art Evolution Australia has welcomed over 250,000 art lovers to our exhibition". Mr Talbot said.