Salvador Dal (1904-1989)
Horse Saddled with Time, 1980/1980
Bronze with brown patina
44 x 52 cm. (17.3 x 20.5 in.)
Incised signature and numbered from the edition of 350 (there were also 35 artist’s proofs), this edition was conceived in 1980 and first cast in the same year.
Stamped with the Perseo Mendrisio, Switzerland foundry mark. Salvador Dals Horse Saddled with Time bronze sculpture depicts a horse reared on its hind legs, captured in mid-motion. This concept of lapsed time is one that concerned Dal greatly, as is seen in his most famous motif of the melted clock. A soft clock can be found draped over the saddle of the horse, with a second timepiece hanging near its hoof. The horse almost appears to outstretch its leg as if reaching towards it. Both weighed down by time and grasping for it, this action represents the very human condition of being constricted by the concept of time.