FEMME À LA TÊTE DE ROSE

This sculpture makes apparent yet again Dalí’s obsession with crutches, considered as
a symbol of death and resurrection, as well as a symbol of the capitalist society that
Dalí considered “rich but weak”;. La Femme à La Tête de Roses stands on two
crutches, with a longer one supporting her right arm. On her left arm are positioned
several fingers of two disembodied hands, which hold her firmly. The superior part
of the sculpture is a phytomorphic figure, the entire head becoming a flowery bouquet
from which a horn rises, giving an animal-like dimension to the figure. Dalí always
depicts figures grounded in fantasy, which take on different meanings when
assembled with external objects.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Date: 1981
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Edition size : 8 plus 4EA
Height : 203 cm
Direct intervention (created by Dalí): the idea, the image and original
maquette
Indirect intervention (created by artisans): lost wax process and patina