{"product_id":"dali-melting-clock-statue-with-stand","title":"Salvador Dali, Melting Clock Persistence of Memory Figurine with Stand SD16","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Soft Watch You Can Lift Off: The Dali Melting Clock Statue with Stand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eDali Melting Clock statue with stand\u003c\/strong\u003e isolates the limp pocket watch from The Persistence of Memory (1931). The clock drapes over a black base. It measures 4 in H x 3.25 in W x 2.1 in D, base included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalvador Dali\u003c\/strong\u003e painted that picture at twenty-seven, and the watch became the emblem of Surrealism. A magnet holds the clock to its base, so you can lift it off and handle it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resin, hand finished in matte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 in H x 3.25 in W x 2.1 in D including base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black base, clock attached by magnet and removable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLicense:\u003c\/strong\u003e Produced with permission of the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parastone Museum Collection, The Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct number:\u003c\/strong\u003e SD16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Dali Said About the Watch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDali later explained that the soft watches came from a Camembert cheese melting in the sun. The painting is tiny, only 9.5 in x 13 in. The Museum of Modern Art acquired it in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritics read the limp watches as a symbol of the relativity of time. Dali himself denied that Einstein inspired them and spoke instead of his theory of softness and hardness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Shore Behind the Clock\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting sets its watches on a barren shore drawn from Catalonia. The rocks at right depict the cliffs of Cap de Creus, near Dali's home at Port Lligat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center lies a fleshy, sleeping creature with long eyelashes, often read as a soft self-portrait. One orange watch, crawling with ants, does not melt at all. For Dali, ants stood for decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a Base and a Magnet?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black base presents the clock like a museum object, and the matte resin looks dry and chalky. Lift this magnetic melting watch figurine off the base, and you feel the soft folds the painting only suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a desk, the surrealist clock on black base keeps the painting's riddle in sight. A Persistence of Memory desk sculpture of this size suits a bookshelf as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer a smaller piece without a base? See the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/dali-melting-clock-figurine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDali Melting Clock figurine\u003c\/a\u003e in glossy resin. More Surrealist pieces wait in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/artist-dali-magritte-surrealism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDali, Magritte and Surrealism Collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/parastone-museum-replicas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eParastone Museum Replicas\u003c\/a\u003e cover many periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplay and Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 1.5 lbs, the base keeps the Dali Melting Clock statue with stand steady on a desk or shelf. Keep the matte resin out of direct sun. Dust it with a soft dry brush. Keep it away from damp air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSalvador Dali in Brief\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDali lived from 1904 to 1989 and was born in Figueres, Catalonia. Around 1930 he developed his paranoiac-critical method, a way of summoning irrational images that he said he controlled. The Dali Melting Clock statue with stand carries the best known of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee the painting and learn how Dali drew on his native Catalan coast. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/learn\/moma_learning\/salvador-dali-the-persistence-of-memory-1931\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSalvador Dali. The Persistence of Memory, 1931 - MoMA Learning\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead how The Persistence of Memory came to be so famous. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Persistence_of_Memory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Persistence of Memory - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Parastone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43035372224625,"sku":"SD16","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/SD16-dali-melting-time-figurine-5-1080sqr.jpg?v=1777667662","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/dali-melting-clock-statue-with-stand","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}