INVISIBLE PERSONAGE ARMCHAIR BY SALVADOR DALÍ 2016

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INVISIBLE PERSONAGE ARMCHAIR
BY SALVADOR DALÍ 2016

LIMITED EDITION 20
SIGNED, SERIAL NUMBER AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
DALÍ COLLECTION

UPHOLSTERED IN NATURAL SHEEPSKIN
POLYAMIDE GLASS LACQUERED LAMP
EXTERIOR IN PEARL AND INTERIOR IN A GOLD COLOR

IN H 59 W 31.4 D 35.4 SH 17.7
CM H 150 W 80 D 90 SH 45

HANDCRAFTED IN SPAIN BY BD BARCELONA ART EDITIONS

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The Invisible Personage Armchair draws Dalí’s dream imagery into the physical realm, transforming absence into a sculptural and functional presence. Developed from Salvador Dalí’s painting Singularities (1935) and introduced by BD Barcelona in 2016, the armchair belongs to a series of works in which Dalí explored the idea of invisible figures: human presences defined not by bodies, but by the traces they leave behind

In the original painting, silhouettes and impressions are suggested through furniture and domestic objects, evoking a psychological landscape shaped by memory and the subconscious. The armchair translates this concept into three dimensions through artisanal craftsmanship. A human cast appears seated within the chair, its form implied rather than fully revealed, enclosed by a sheepskin-covered structure that frames the figure. A lamp rises above the headrest, reinforcing the anthropomorphic character of the piece, while a visible handprint rests against the armrest, anchoring the composition in a moment of suspended presence.

Both intimate and unsettling, the Invisible Personage Armchair merges comfort with Surrealist tension, allowing the invisible to occupy real space. Produced as a limited edition of 20 unique works, each underscores Dalí’s enduring ability to transform psychological inquiry into materially compelling design

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BIOGRAPHY

Salvador Dalí

Born Figueres, Spain, 1904

A Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, and designer, Dalí was the most important figure of the Surrealist moment and among the most prolific artists of the twentieth century. He developed a singular visual language that fused hyper-precise realism with dream logic, drawing on psychoanalysis, symbolism, and obsessional imagery to explore time, desire, and the subconscious. The power and originality of his work is just as immediate and impressive today

While Dalí is best known for his paintings, his practice extended far beyond the canvas. He was deeply engaged with design and the applied arts, collaborating on furniture, interiors, jewelry, fashion, stage sets, and commercial objects. In 1930s Paris, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in varied disciplines to move beyond the study of pictorial art. He collaborated with designers like Jean-Michel Frank to transform his imagery into three dimensional forms. Iconic works and his surreal interiors, some realized and others only conceived, reimagined everyday objects as psychologically charged forms infused with his signature glamour, wit, and existential humor , collapsing the boundary between art and design

In the 1990s, a team of experts led by architect and designer Oscar Tusquets brought Dalí’s sketches and designs to life. Working with Tusquets, a longtime friend of Dalí, the design firm BD Barcelona entered into a formal collaboration with the Gala–Salvador Dalí Foundation to act as the authorized editor, manufacturer, and steward of his design works, which it retains today

In discussing the process of creating editions of Dalí’s unrealized and unique works, Tusquets explained, “Dalí filled entire notebooks with sketches for various furniture designs he would have like to see in the cinema, used as advertising props or have in his own house. These were strange objects, high in symbolic content and with refined forms, which he would have enjoyed having around him. Salvador and I discussed the possibility of producing some of those Surrealist designs, which, for various reasons, he had been unable to make. From the hundreds of drawings in the archives of his foundation, BD began the production of a series of the most viable items of Dalí’s furniture

Rather than treating Dalí’s concepts, drawings, and prototypes as historical curiosities, BD Barcelona approaches them as functional design works, translating Dalí’s conceptual and sculptural ideas into collectible objects suitable for contemporary interiors. BD Barcelona has played a key role in preserving, contextualizing, and disseminating Dalí’s design legacy internationally, presenting his furniture in museums, galleries, and design fairs as part of the canon of 20th-century design history

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INVISIBLE PERSONAGE ARMCHAIR

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LED LIGHT SOURCE WITH A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
4.8W
500LM
3000K

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Biography

Salvador Dalí

Born Figueres, Spain, 1904

A Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, and designer, Dalí was the most important figure of the Surrealist moment and among the most prolific artists of the twentieth century. He developed a singular visual language that fused hyper-precise realism with dream logic, drawing on psychoanalysis, symbolism, and obsessional imagery to explore time, desire, and the subconscious. The power and originality of his work is just as immediate and impressive today

While Dalí is best known for his paintings, his practice extended far beyond the canvas. He was deeply engaged with design and the applied arts, collaborating on furniture, interiors, jewelry, fashion, stage sets, and commercial objects. In 1930s Paris, Dalí surrounded himself with a circle of friends working in varied disciplines to move beyond the study of pictorial art. He collaborated with designers like Jean-Michel Frank to transform his imagery into three dimensional forms. Iconic works and his surreal interiors, some realized and others only conceived, reimagined everyday objects as psychologically charged forms infused with his signature glamour, wit, and existential humor , collapsing the boundary between art and design

In the 1990s, a team of experts led by architect and designer Oscar Tusquets brought Dalí’s sketches and designs to life. Working with Tusquets, a longtime friend of Dalí, the design firm BD Barcelona entered into a formal collaboration with the Gala–Salvador Dalí Foundation to act as the authorized editor, manufacturer, and steward of his design works, which it retains today

In discussing the process of creating editions of Dalí’s unrealized and unique works, Tusquets explained, “Dalí filled entire notebooks with sketches for various furniture designs he would have like to see in the cinema, used as advertising props or have in his own house. These were strange objects, high in symbolic content and with refined forms, which he would have enjoyed having around him. Salvador and I discussed the possibility of producing some of those Surrealist designs, which, for various reasons, he had been unable to make. From the hundreds of drawings in the archives of his foundation, BD began the production of a series of the most viable items of Dalí’s furniture

Rather than treating Dalí’s concepts, drawings, and prototypes as historical curiosities, BD Barcelona approaches them as functional design works, translating Dalí’s conceptual and sculptural ideas into collectible objects suitable for contemporary interiors. BD Barcelona has played a key role in preserving, contextualizing, and disseminating Dalí’s design legacy internationally, presenting his furniture in museums, galleries, and design fairs as part of the canon of 20th-century design history

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