56. Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) dali, 1954 Gelatin silver print, printed 1981, copyright stamped and editioned 24/250 verso.
paper size 35.5 x 27.9cm (14 x 11 in.) image size 32.7 x 19.8cm (12¾ x 7¼ in.). Mounted.
est. £400 – £600
An iconic photograph used as the front cover to the book Dali’s Mustache, a photographic interview , by Dali and Halsman, published in 1954. The two artists met in 1941 and had a long and productive friendship, collaborating on a number of surrealist photographs.