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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- La Conquete du Cosmos (M. & L. 641-652; F. pp. 98-99)
- set of 12 etchings and aquatints
- each plate: approx. 750 by 555mm 29 1/2 by 21 7/8 in
- each sheet: approx. 995 by 697mm 39 1/8 by 27 1/2 in
The complete set, comprising 12 etchings and lithographs printed in colours with embossing, 1974, each signed in pencil and numbered 62/195, printed by Bellini, published by Jane Lavigne, Paris, on Arches wove paper, each framed
Condition
With full margins, good condition, each with minor light-staining, a band of darker toning around sheet edges, backboard-staining, occasional stray fox marks mostly in margins, each framed.
Individual imperfections include:
Plate A: three small semi-circular damp-stains in lower left corner, two small areas with faint accretions at upper right sheet edge.
Plate E: a small stain at lower right sheet edge.
Plate F: two very small stains at lower sheet edge.
Plate G: a pin hole in upper right of image, a finger-mark in upper left margin.
Plate H: an area of damp-staining in lower left margin.
Plate I: lower sheet edge with damp=staining and a thin band of foxing.
Plate L: a minute circular loss in upper left margin (burn mark?).
"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."
"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."