Ruby and Pearl Lip Brooch, Henry Kaston for Dali.  Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.

Ruby and Pearl Lip Brooch, Henry Kaston for Dali.
Photo Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Dali

Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) was a Spanish painter and artist.

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Dali

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(1904 – 1989)

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Description

Specialties

  • Made Jewelry to Protest the Emphasis on Cost of Materials vs Design in Jewelry
  • Quote: My object is to show the jeweler’s art in true perspective – where the design and craftsmanship are to be valued above the material worth of the gems, as in Renaissance time.

Surrealist Design

  • First jewelry pieces commissioned by Eric Ertman of Finland.