And by the way the truth why Dali, whose name is first linked the concept of surrealism, with a record of late?
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«Honey is sweeter than blood" - the subject of any collector dreams of painting.
Painting size 36 x 44, was written by the genius of surrealism in 1926-1927. Its cost was estimated at 4,794,215 euros, an amount which has never until today had not reached none of the paintings of Salvador Dali. However, raised a record did not last long, almost daily.
Hitherto unknown buyer purchased the "Portrait of Paul Eluard," as the brush of Salvador Dali, but for 15.9 million euros.
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It is believed that the sketch - the only thing that remains of the paintings with the same title. However, the canvas, which allegedly belonged to Coco Chanel's collection, now preserved only in black and white photography and its membership is not set to 100%. In 1941 Dali wrote another painting of the same name, but later work quite different and significantly different from its namesake.
An interesting history is connected with the name of the painting. From the personal correspondence of Salvador Dali, where he talks about his life in the Catalan Portligate, researchers have found many interesting details. In one letter, the artist talks about her friend, Lydia falls in love with the old, which went a rumor as of the last witch Cadaques. One of the things which a woman won the artist, was her amazing ability to carry out the most improbable of the association. The expression "honey is sweeter than blood belongs to her, and hints at the flesh attracts more than family relationships.
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In 1926, a drastic change occurs. Hard to believe that the dismembered female corpse, and the decaying carcass of a donkey (Honey is sweeter than blood) - this picture of horror and despair written in the same year, and charming in its simplicity, harmony and sobriety Portrait of a girl in a landscape
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