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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Boceto para el cartel de Don Juan Tenorio (Design for the Poster of Don Juan Tenorio)
- signed Dalí six times (in various places) and inscribed Zorilla Escobar Tenorio Dalí (upper centre)
- gouache, watercolour and pen and ink on card
- 27.9 by 35.5cm., 11 by 14in.
Provenance
Luis Escobar, Spain (gift from the artist circa 1949)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Madrid, Sala Plaza de España, Luis Escobar y la Vanguardia, 2001
Madrid, Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Tres Mitos Españoles - La Celestina-Don Quijote-Don Juan, 2004
Seville, Sala de Exposiciones Santa Ines, Visiones de Don Juan, 2009-10, no. 242, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Centro Dramático Nacional, Teatro María Guerrero, Don Juan Tenorio de José Zorrilla sobre escenografía y figurines de Salvador Dalí, Madrid, 2003, illustrated pp. 14-15
Condition
Executed on cream card, affixed to the overmount in two places on the upper edge and also on the left and right edges. There is some time-staining and a few minor creases to the sheet , most prominently to the centre of the right edge. There is some diagonal creasing to the lower corners and upper right corner, and some light paper abrasion towards the lower right corner, away from the image. There is some light studio dirt to the left edge and some extremely minor paint shrinkage to tiny areas of the deep red and blue pigments. The verso shows traces of medium inherent to the artist's process and paper remnants from previous mounting. Otherwise, this works is in overall fairly 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."