Salvadore Dali (1904-1989), Levitating mocca cup with an inexplicable five-foot addition

Lithograph, limited edition, Arches velin paper 54 x 33 cm in light passe - partout 76 x 52 cm. Numbered in pencil l.d.: CXXI/MM. At the bottom, dry seal-circular, "under the crown G/DALI"; on the reverse, foundation seal: "Fundatio Gala-Salvador Dali". - Foundation logo in the shape of a sailboat with the letters G on the sail. Original publisher's certificate.
The composition "Giant Flying Mocca Cup with an Inexplicable Five Metre Appendage" by Salvador Dalí, dated 1946, is a surrealist work that stands out for its unusual and dreamy aesthetic.
The centerpiece is a huge mocca cup floating in space. This unusual combination of an everyday object with a surrealist context may symbolize the unusual and unpredictable nature of reality. The unintelligible five-meter tip of the cup adds to the mystery.
Many researchers of Salvadore Dali's work see in this work Dali's fascination with mathematics and the golden division. From the division of the golden rectangle of the composition, a golden spiral can be derived starting from the upper left corner.
The painting is a typical example of Surrealism, an artistic trend that explores the boundaries of consciousness, dreams and irrationality. Dalí, as a prominent Surrealist painter, often combined realistic elements with fantastic visions. The painting is rendered in muted shades of brown, green and blue. This creates a mysterious and melancholy atmosphere.
"Giant Flying Mocca Cup with an Inexplicable Five Metre Appendage" is a work that invites you to explore your own interpretations and delve into the surreal.
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Spanish painter, printmaker, decorator, illustrator and painting theorist. He was a leading representative of Surrealism. From 1921 to 1926 he attended the San Fernando Academy in Madrid. In 1926 he went to Paris, where he met P. Picasso and T. Tzara, among others. He was associated with G. Eluard, who was his muse. He became friends with F. G. Lorca, L. Bunuel and R. Albertini. He spent several years in America. Since 1982, after the death of his life partner, he led a life of seclusion. Thanks to his individual creative method (paranoiac-critical), he introduced an atmosphere of the unusual and fantastic into his work. He introduced a virtuoso technique bordering on illusionism.