1934 (Printed)
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Heliogravure reworked in drypoint. Two Surrealist figures, one chokes the other. The victim of the choke holds a violin as it sags from its middle, and its legs and feet are are cut off at different places. It also has multiple bones protruding from it, whist what appears to be the pelvis of the other figure sits on what has replaced her legs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Heliogravure reworked in drypoint |
| Brief description | Heliogravure reworked in drypoint by Salvador Dali, illustration to the Comte de Lautréamont's Les chants de Maldoror, 1934 |
| Physical description | Heliogravure reworked in drypoint. Two Surrealist figures, one chokes the other. The victim of the choke holds a violin as it sags from its middle, and its legs and feet are are cut off at different places. It also has multiple bones protruding from it, whist what appears to be the pelvis of the other figure sits on what has replaced her legs. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.329-1965 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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