Salvador Dali, Bronze Sculpture, "Birdman"

Medium: Bronze
Height: 10.6" (27 cm)
Technique: Lost wax process
Patina: Blue
Edition: 350
Year: Conceived in 1972
First Cast: 1981
References: Descharnes, Dali: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures & Objects. Eccart, 2004. Pg. 119 ref. 291

Certificate of Authenticity is included.

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The theme of the birdman comes from antiquity.  In ancient Egypt he appeared as Horus, a God with a man’s body and the head of a heron. Dalí combines two incongruous parts substituting the head of a human figure with the head of a heron, making the human half bird and the bird half-human.  One cannot distinguish which of the two is dominant. The smooth polished surface of the sculpture's body is contrasted by the natural beak and head.