#78 • Salvador Dalí "Christ of St. John of the Cross"" Gilt Bas Relief

Part of March 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $950.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A signed and numbered 8/250 gilded copper bas relief embossing entitled "Le Christ de Saint Jean de la Croix" (Christ of Saint John of the Cross,), by Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) c.1951. The piece depicts a crucified Jesus, taken from a birds-eye-view above, the cross on which Jesus hangs getting smaller the closer it gets to the Bay of Portlligat. It is brushed with gold leaf, textured, and three-dimensional, with felt backing. Numbered lower left and signed lower right. Measures approximately 31.25" x 21.25".