HOMAGE TO FASHION

As a boy, Dalí loved dressing up, ‘disguise was one of my strongest passions as a
child’. Dalí paid meticulous care to his appearance, from his slicked back hair to his
impeccable moustache. Dalí’s relationship with the world of haute couture began in
the 1930’s and lasted throughout his lifetime. In this sculpture, Dalí pays tribute to
figures who influenced his art: Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli and model Amanda
Lear. This remarkable sensual Venus poses in the stance of a supermodel, her head a
bouquet of roses. Before her kneels a courtier, a dandy paying homage to his muse.
Both figures lean on a staff for support, the staff or crutch a reoccurring Dalinian
symbol.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Date: conceived in 1971, 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, Homage to Fashion, 1971
Direct intervention (created by Dalí): the idea, image, and original maquette
Indirect intervention (created by artisans): lost wax process and patina