{"product_id":"26341-dali-salvador-l-amour-et-la-memoire-love-poem-to-gala-limited-first-edition","title":"Dalí, Salvador. (1904–1989) \"L'Amour et la Mémoire\" - Love Poem to Gala, Limited First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of the \u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003egreat Surrealist's\u003c\/span\u003e long love poem to Gala, his future wife and muse, one of 310 copies, 10 on pearly Japan, this being copy 118 of 300 on velin blanc. Octavo; 26 pp.; text in French; partly unopened. With a photographic frontispiece of Gala and Salvador Dalí by Luis Buñuel. Pebbled salmon wrappers. Age-toned, with foxing; spine worn with loss; discoloration and edgewear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist first met Gala [née Elena Ivanovna Diakonova] in 1929, when she was married to\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e the poet \u003c\/span\u003ePaul Éluard and was the mistress of Max Ernst. It was love at first sight; in his \u003cem\u003eSecret Life\u003c\/em\u003e he wrote: \"She was destined to be my Gradiva, the one who moves forward, my victory, my wife.\" Gala became his muse and a frequent model, often in religious roles, as in \u003cem\u003eThe Madonna of Port Lligat\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eL'Amour et la Mémoire\u003c\/em\u003e [\"Love and Memory\"] was written in 1931, at the height of their romance; the two married in 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62892834881695,"sku":"26341","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/file_33ff6271-d3c9-42d5-8c28-dfa25f54cb6f.jpg?v=1792190179","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/26341-dali-salvador-l-amour-et-la-memoire-love-poem-to-gala-limited-first-edition","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}