Lot 171
  • 171

Salvador Dalí

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Salvador Dalí
  • ÉTUDE POUR 'LA SPHÈRE ATTAQUE LA PYRAMIDE'
  • signed Salvador Dali (towards upper left)
  • gouache and white chalk on paper
  • 34 by 35.5cm., 13 3/8 by 14in.

Provenance

Perls Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1994, lot 248
Galeria Guereta, Barcelona
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000

Condition

Executed on black wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount along all four edges. Apart from 0.5cm. areas of paper infill to the upper and lower left edges, as well as to the centre of the lower edge, and a small spot of infill to the lower right corner, this work is in very good condition.
"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

The present work is a preparatory study for the cover of the Salvador Dalí exhibition catalogue for the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1939 (fig. 1).

FIG. 1. Final cover for the Salvador Dalí exhibition catalogue at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1939