Reacties https://youtu.be/tlSYzassBNU?si=l-sA9BZ6pSCck03N The Surprising Origin of Salvador Dalí’s Luscious Mae West Sofa Dalí considered the American film star the ultimate sex symbol. L Oeil Fleuri, décor pour le Ballet Tristan Fou at Christie S in London, 2017 (foto Daniel LEAL | AFP) The bucolic county of West Sussex, on England S South Coast, may seem an unlikely place to track down fine examples of Surrealism, but tucked away among its rolling hills is A reimagined hunting lodge that stands as A landmark to the early 20th century artistic movement devoted to absurdism and dreamlike imagery. It S called Monkton House, and in the mid 1930 S its owner, Edward James, transformed the property in the village of West Dean into A Surrealist spectacle. Born to an aristocratic mother and A tycoon father, James had inherited two vast fortunes by the age of 25 and, as A poet and aesthete, pumped his wealth into the arts. “Money Seems to Have Been Given to Me to Spend,” James wrote, “and I Felt I Could Alter the Face of the World by Fostering Any and All Creative Spirit.” The exterior of Monkton House, part of the West Dean Estate (foto Tony Evans) James … Meer lezen over Richard Whiddington – The Surprising Origin of Salvador Dalí S Luscious Mae West Sofa