TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TECHNIQUE

Bronze, Lost Wax Process

HEIGHT

52cm

EDITION

350 + 35 EA

DATE OF EDITION

Conceived in 1968
First cast in 1984

PATINA

Vert/noir

REFERENCE

R. & N. Descharnes Salvador Dali Sculptures & Objects. Eccart. N°654 Page 254

Description

In one exquisite artwork, Dalí deftly portrays the Garden of Eden: Adam, Eve, and the serpent, as well as the intricate tension between the three. The artist captures the very moment Eve offers Adam the forbidden fruit – astonished, Adam raises his hand in indecision, unsure of their fate should he relinquish himself to the enticing temptation. In an attempt to comfort the doomed couple, aware of the heartache that lies ahead, the serpent coils himself in the shape of a heart, reminding Adam and Eve that love creates a whole which is greater than the sum of its individual parts.