MAN WITH BUTTERFLY

This image originates from Dalí's famous Tarot series, which was created specifically
for his wife and muse Gala, who nurtured Dalí’s interest in mysticism. The image,
chosen to depict the “Devil” card, illustrates a figure falling towards the unknown,
holding aloft a butterfly. The sculpture suggests harmony, perfection, his flowing hair
in the wake of his movement portrays an image of “beauty”. The butterfly represents
metamorphosis and transformation together with immortality and incarnation. It is
held aloft, seeming to represent the liberated spirit and progress to a higher
awareness. The sculpture Man with Butterfly leaves the banality of the everyday
grounded world in a celebration of life force.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Date: conceived in 1968, first cast in 1984
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition size : 8 plus 4 EA (plus 2 authorized foundry proofs)
Height : 179 cm
Maquette: original gouache, Man with Butterfly, 1968
Direct intervention (created by Dalí): the idea, image, and original maquette
Indirect intervention (created by artisans): lost wax process and patina