Comments on: Santiago El Grande

By: Antiques Blog

Antiques Blog — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:57:44 +0000

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By: Bridget

Bridget — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:02:27 +0000

Just received your photo from a friend – I am thrilled to have seen it and am now inspired to visit BAG. Contemplating meaning of a horse that stands on water…
I was about 4 when I was overjoyed by Dali -in a Doctors office waiting for my Mom.
“Persistence of Memory” was the cover of Time magazine . V

By: Meg G

Meg G — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:57:24 +0000

You’ve read my mind! I first saw the painting on a solo trip in my 20s and was astonished to come upon the picture as I had no idea it was there. I took my mid-teen sons to the Maritimes twenty years later and that was our first item on the agenda in Fredericton. They were as bown-away as I was the first time. Another amazing find was coming upon Epstein’s “Christ in Majesy” in Llandaff Cathedral, tucked away on the outskirts of Cardiff in Wales. Hidden treasures are there for the finding but only explorers find them.

By: Bruce R

Bruce R — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:55:17 +0000

I have one small correction to make. Santiago El Grande was not donated in 1958 for the opening of the gallery. It was donated in 1959 by James Dunn to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

By: Bruce R

Bruce R — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:49:21 +0000

I worked 10 years in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and I was lucky enough to be able to see the Dali collection everyday I went to work. It never ever got old for me. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has 3 other Salvador Dali’s in the permanent collection. 2 of Sir James Dunn and 1 of Lady Dunn (all four very surreal and Daliesque). Sir James Dunn purchased Santiago El Grande for the gallery on it’s opening in 1958. As you can see Sir James Dunn was a big fan.
The one thing I could never get over in the 10 years I was there, was to see the faces of the people when they realized they were standing in front of these original Dali’s in little old Fredericton NB. Actually there are a lot of gems in the permanent collection of the BAG that other exhibition galleries across the world would love to count amongst their collections. (2) Botticelli, (2) Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, and that is just to name a few.
Yes the BAG is a little gem all on it’s own. Nobody expects it in Fredericton NB.

Thanks for reading my rant,
Bruce

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:53:57 +0000

Joe, I never knew you for a art connoisseur.. I have always enjoyed Dali’s work .. if you have time and are in Washingto go to the National Gallery of Art. nga.gov

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:30:02 +0000

Very cool painting, Joe – I’ve never seen that one, nor had any idea there was such an impressive Dali in Fredericton.

That horse is so big he’s created a hurricane with his willy!