The serene and delicate head of the classic and armless statue of Venus has been
placed atop the long upright neck of a giraffe. The spotted and elegantly clad Venus
is surprisingly ornamented with an opened drawer which protrudes disproportionately
from her body, supported by a crutch of irregularly elongated prongs. The giraffe-like
neck and lengthy extension of the drawer, paradoxically, give the sculpture a classical
equilibrium which creates an air of balance and harmony. Dalí has thus succeeded in
the recreation and revision of a classical art form and has produced a startlingly new
version of beauty.
Date: 1973
Material: bronze
Technique: lost wax process
Tiratura: 8 plus 1 EA and 3 HC
Height : 240 cm
Maquette: three-dimensional
Direct intervention (created by Dalí): the idea, image, and original maquette
Indirect intervention (created by artisans): lost wax process and patina