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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Design for a fashion contest under the theme 'The Woman of the Future'
- signed Dalí and dated 1953 (lower left)
- gouache, watercolour, pen and ink, collage and pencil on paper laid down on board
- 20 by 25.3cm., 7 7/8 by 10in.
Provenance
Toni Hollingsworth, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Robert Descharnes & Gilles Néret, Salvador Dali, The Paintings 1946-89, Cologne, 2007, vol. II, no. 1031, illustrated in colour p. 464
Condition
Paper laid down on board; the board is stable. The extreme edges are slightly scuffed in places, most prominently along the right edge. There are three repaired tears (each approximately 1cm. long) to the right edge. There is some studio dirt along the edges. This work is in overall good condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Salvador Dalí’s belief that art should invade day to day life, led him to get involved in the world of fashion and design. Throughout his life Dalí designed clothing, costumes for the theatre and opera, jewelry and even interior furnishings. The designs of the lobster dress and the shoe hat, which Dalí produced in collaboration with the designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and the costume with drawers, which Dalí created with Christian Dior, are among his best known creations.
The present work is Dalí’s design for a fashion contest under the theme The Woman of the Future from 1953. The model dramatically posing with the dress was Toni Hollingsworth, one of Dalí’s great muses.
Due to the sheer size of Dalí’s creation Philippe Halsman, the photographer, was unable to shoot the dress in the streets and instead positioned Toni on the roof of the Roxy theatre in New York.