Famous Painting With Melting Clocks
TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock)Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealism
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Union City, NJ
TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock) is a limited edition color lithograph by the Modern master Salvador
Category
20th Century Surrealist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$6,200
H 29.25 in W 21 in
King of Swords by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New Orleans, LA
, with its melting clocks, is arguably the most recognizable painting of the movement. Two museums—one in
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Photographic Paper
Salvador Dali Lithograph Limited Edition Hand Signed -The Immaculate Conception
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Plainview, NY
for his bizarre and dream-like compositions, often featuring melting clocks, distorted figures, and
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$5,915 Sale Price
30% Off
H 38 in W 28 in D 1 in
Homage to Newton (bronze sculpture)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
), arguably his best known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$14,625 Sale Price
25% Off
H 14.6 in W 6.3 in D 2.8 in
AUTUMN
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Les Caprices Pinces Princiers (Frank Hunter Authenticated)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it will have to be officially
Category
1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Lithograph
$1,837 Sale Price
25% Off
H 29 in W 34 in D 1 in
Salvador Dalí Whoever Takes Carmen (Salvador Dalí prints Salvador Dalí Carmen)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in NEW YORK, NY
work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One
Category
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$2,800
H 25.5 in W 19.8 in
PRINCE OF CUPS 1979, Signed Lithograph on Arches, Tarot Card Series
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Union City, NJ
(1931), arguably his best known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting
Category
1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$3,750
H 29.5 in W 21 in
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Iconic Salvador Dali Melting Clock Bracelet - Menegatti - Sterling Silver
Located in Boca Raton, FL
clocks from the famous painting, 'The Persistence of Memory.' The bracelet is made from sterling silver
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bracelets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salvador Dali, Samson and Delilah, from "Famous Loves, " Surrealist Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
clocks. The painting would not go on only to be Dali’s best-known work, but it also became the most well
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
H 10.75 in W 15.75 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali Enigma of The Rose (Death) Contemporary Art Surrealist Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
clocks. The painting would not go on only to be Dali’s best-known work, but it also became the most well
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
H 20.75 in W 16.38 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali Caring for a Surrealist Watch Lithograph Surrealist Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, Dali painted “Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks. The painting would not go on only to be
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
H 20.75 in W 16.38 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali, Man Kissing Shoe, Surrealist Hand-Colored Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
surrealist group. In 1931, Dali painted “Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks. The painting would
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
H 5.88 in W 4.75 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali, La Femme au Fouet, Surrealist Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
surrealist group. In 1931, Dali painted “Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks. The painting would
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
H 12.5 in W 10.25 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali-Melpomene (Muse of Tragedy), from "Muses, " Surrealist Engraving
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
painted “Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks. The painting would not go on only to be Dali’s
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
H 12.75 in W 15.75 in D 2 in
Salvador Dali The Chevalier
s Dream of Cecile Contemporary Art Surrealist Lithog
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Minneapolis, MN
clocks. The painting would not go on only to be Dali’s best-known work, but it also became the most well
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
H 20.75 in W 16.38 in D 2 in
La petite sirène by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New Orleans, LA
contributors to Surrealism. His Persistence of Memory, with its melting clocks, is arguably the most
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache
Salvador Dali
Pàte De Verre
Sculpture for Daum
By Daum, Salvador Dalí
Located in Astoria, NY
piece is based on the melting pocket watches of Dali’s earlier work, and easily most famous painting
Category
Vintage 1970s French Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Coffee Table Is a Homage to Salvador Dali
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
' architectural base.
Notice a image of Dali's famous melting clock on the table.
This table will be picked up
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Space Elephant Limited Edition Bronze by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Sofia, BG
painting The Persistence of Memory, showing melting clocks in a landscape setting. The rise of fascist
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
"Profile of Time" limited edition bronze table sculpture soft pocket watch green
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Echoing Dalí's 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory, in which the famous melted watch appears
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
HAMLET SUITE
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Aquatint, Lithograph
Vénus De Milo Aux Tiroirs By Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New Orleans, LA
clocks, is arguably the most recognizable painting of the movement. Two museums—one in St. Petersburg
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 86 in W 29.25 in D 31.38 in
NUDE WITH RAISED ARM (NU DU BRAS LEVE)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
(1931), arguably his best known work, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Don Quixote" [Silver Edition] Bas Relief Sculpture with Case by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Encino, CA
clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a collaborator with Surrealist
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Metal
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H 26.5 in W 18.75 in D 2 in
Mid 20th Century Limited Edition Salvador Dali "Persistence of Memory"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in London, GB
A fabulous limited edition bronze sculpture depicting a melting clock draped over the branch of a
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 15.75 in W 10.24 in D 3.94 in
Salvador Dali "The Beloved is as Fair as a Company of Horses" from Song of Songs
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
, visually manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it
Category
1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
SURREALISTIC PORTRAIT OF DALI SURROUNDED BY BUTTERFLIES
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
manifests the strangeness of time, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it will have to
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Les Canibalismes De L
Automne (Frank Hunter Authenticated)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
, showing clocks melting in an idyllic landscape. “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what
Category
1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Engraving
H 29 in W 34 in D 1 in
Lincoln In Dalivision (authenticated hand signed photolithograph)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Surrealist artist known for his enigmatic paintings of dreamscapes and religious themes. The Persistence of
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Lithograph
H 34.75 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali “Persistance de la memoire”
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Persistence of Memory, showing melting clocks in a landscape setting. The rise of fascist leader Francisco
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Salvador Dali Color Lithograph Hand Signed Time And Space Surreal Clock Artwork
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
including a melting clock. This piece is an authentic, HAND SIGNED and Numbered (135 of 250), original
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
“Don Quixote" Framed Limited Edition Hand-Signed Etching by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a collaborator with Surrealist
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 19 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
"Lincoln In Dalivision" [Bronze] Bas Relief Sculpture w/ Case by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a collaborator with Surrealist
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Metal
!["Lincoln In Dalivision" [Bronze] Bas Relief Sculpture w/ Case by Salvador Dalí](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/salvador-dali-prints-works-on-paper-lincoln-in-dalivision-bronze-bas-relief-sculpture-w-case-by-salvador-dali-for-sale/a_9453/a_59295121585165266185/Dali_Salvador_LincolnInDaliVision_Bronze_1979_0_Hero_master.jpg?width=240 "lincoln in dalivision meaning")
H 28.25 in W 19.25 in D 0.875 in
“I have set before thee...” Limited Hand-Signed Lithograph by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a collaborator with Surrealist
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 45.5 in W 35.5 in D 1.875 in
“I have set before thee...” Limited Hand-Signed Lithograph by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), depicting perfectly detailed clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 33.25 in W 24.875 in D 0.75 in
"St John of the Cross" [Silver Ed] Bas Relief Sculpture w/ Case by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), depicting perfectly detailed clocks melting in a Catalan landscape, conveys that theory.
Although a
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Metal
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Salvador Dalí"St John of the Cross" [Silver Ed] Bas Relief Sculpture w/ Case by Salvador Dalí, 1979
H 30 in W 18.875 in D 1.75 in
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Salvador Dalí for sale on 1stDibs
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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