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The Dalí Baby Sumo edition combines Salvador Dalí's own writing with a curated collection of rare illustrations across two hardcover volumes. Edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth, it features famous dreamlike works reproduced at a size and detail not previously seen in print, accompanied by texts from Montse Aguer and Carmen Ruiz of the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí. The set chronicles Dalí's journey from Catalonia to Paris to Hollywood, drawing on portrait shots, magazine articles, sketches, and book illustrations to document his collaborations with figures including García Lorca, Gala, Buñuel, Picasso, Hitchcock, and Disney.
Forty years after his first Taschen monograph, this fantastic two-volume book combines Salvador Dalí’s own writing with a collection of rare illustrations. Famous dreamlike works appear in size and detail never before seen in print. Works are accompanied by text by Montse Aguer and Carmen Ruiz from the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, in the artist's hometown of Figueres. This extraordinary edition chronicles Dalí’s journey from Catalonia to Paris to Hollywood, with insights into his friendships and collaborations with poets, artists and filmmakers, including García Lorca, his muse, Gala, Buñuel, Picasso, Hitchcock, and Disney. Enlivened by rare and iconic portrait shots, magazine articles, sketches, and book illustrations, this monumental 'Baby Sumo' hardcover, edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth, is the ultimate compendium on the great Spanish artist.
