NGV Campaign to Acquire Salvador Dalí's 1946 Painting 'Trilogy of the Desert: Mirage'
The National Gallery of Victoria is initiating a fundraising effort in 2018 to purchase Salvador Dalí's 1946 work 'Trilogy of the Desert: Mirage', aiming to become the first public collection in Melbourne to own a painting by the Surrealist artist. This piece, created during Dalí's transformative period in the United States, reflects his shift toward Catholicism and Nuclear Mysticism. It was originally part of a triptych commissioned by William Lightfoot Schultz for a perfume brand. The acquisition would enhance the NGV's representation of Surrealism and Dalí's legacy. The article, published in NGV Magazine in January/February 2018, includes details on Dalí's life and career.
Key facts
- The National Gallery of Victoria launched a fundraising campaign in 2018 to acquire Salvador Dalí's 1946 painting 'Trilogy of the Desert: Mirage'.
- This acquisition would make the NGV the first public collection in Melbourne to own a Dalí painting.
- The painting was commissioned in 1946 by William Lightfoot Schultz for the Desert Flower perfume brand.
- Dalí created the work during his time in the United States, where he embraced Catholicism and developed his Nuclear Mysticism theory.
- The other two paintings in the triptych, 'The invisible lovers' and 'Oasis', are held in private collections.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Museum of Modern Art in New York
- Teatro Museo
- NGV Foundation
Locations
- Melbourne
- Figueres
- Spain
- Cadaqués
- Paris
- United States
- New York
- London
- Puból
Sources
- NGV Blog —