Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

The Zootropical Mannequin (1971)

Polychromed Bronze, 83cm x 42cm x 18cm

Literature: Robert & Nicolas Descharnes, Catalogue Raisonne “Le Dur et Le Mou”, pgs. 153, Ref #393.

Each example is accompanied by certification of authenticity from Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dali, Figueras, Spain.

The name of the Zootropic Model comes from the scarab show created by Dali in 1971. The model represents man of the future and his lifestyle as Dali imagines it. He is covered with strips in patterns reminiscent of stories for children; games, a monkey doing a back flip over a vase; someone riding a motorcycle; a child blowing soap bubbles; a man hopping on a balloon; a frog in a red riding coat eating an insect; two children spinning on their feet.