Artefacts

DALI, Salvador. The Cosmic Athlete.

Physical description

Composition in two parts: a discobolus and the dedication of the artist. Caption: "My support for the Olympic candidature of Barcelone with all my energy and all the energy from the athletes' bronce muscle." Signed: "Dali 85" under the dedication. Printing: LXVIII/LXXX.

Created

Created: Salvador DALÍ

Used

Used: Michael Morris KILLANIN

Materials

paper

Colors

brown, multi coloured

Dimension

72.5 x 89 cm

Literature

BALIUS JULI, Ramon. "Le sport surréaliste de Salvador Dali". In: Revue Olympique, nov.-déc. 1986, 229-230, pp. 694-696. II Bienal Internacional Del Deporte en Las Bellas Artes. Madrid, 1969. SERAY, Jacques. De l'art et du sport : Un regard de quatre millénaires.. 2015.

Type of item

Artworks -> lithography

Reference number

114040

Keywords

candidature (of an agency)Barcelona 1992, Olympic Games Ancient Greece Athletics/discus Olympic torch Discobolus