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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- What the countryside will look like in 1987
- signed Dali (lower right)
- pen and ink on paper
- 26.7 by 36.8cm., 10½ by 14½in.
Provenance
John U. Sturdevant, New York
Magidson Associates inc., San Francisco
Sale: Christie’s, New York, 11th May 1989, lot 176
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Magidson Associates inc., San Francisco
Sale: Christie’s, New York, 11th May 1989, lot 176
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Baden-Baden, Staatlich Kunsthalle, Dali, gemälde, zeichnungen, objekte, schmuck, 1971, no. 137, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Max Gérard, Dalí de Draeger, Paris, 1968, no. 12, illustrated (titled as Guerre Futuriste)
Condition
Executed on cream wove card, not laid down and hinged to the mount at the upper two corners. The right edge has been torn. The sheet is slightly time-stained, and there are a few small scattered stains. There is a small diagonal crease to the lower right corner. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate, though the sheet is slightly warmer in the original.
"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."
Catalogue Note
This drawing was executed to illustrate an issue of American Weekly magazine.