Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
The thumb, Chessgame Hommage to Marcel Duchamp
each signed 'Dalí' and stamped with the silversmith's mark and numbered 'J Cooper Sterling AE/45' (underneath)
silver and gold-plated silver
the largest: 3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.)
the smallest: 1½ in. (3.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1966-1970 from moulds of Dalí's fingers and thumbs and cast in an edition of 250 by F.J. Cooper.
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
The thumb, Chessgame Hommage to Marcel Duchamp
each signed 'Dalí' and stamped with the silversmith's mark and numbered 'J Cooper Sterling AE/45' (underneath)
silver and gold-plated silver
the largest: 3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.)
the smallest: 1½ in. (3.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1966-1970 from moulds of Dalí's fingers and thumbs and cast in an edition of 250 by F.J. Cooper.