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Lot 61
  • 61

Salvador Dalí

Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 USD
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Description

  • Salvador Dalí
  • Vénus aux Fourrures (M./L. 357-372; F. 68-6 B-P and d)
  • etching with watercolor
  • each sheet approx. 385 by 283 mm 15 1/8 by 11 1/8 in
The suite of 16 hors texte drypoint etchings with roulette and watercolor (M./L. cites an additional four vignettes in the complete portfolio; Field describes 17 hors textes, despite the justification page citing only 16, this set lacking Field's A), 1969, each signed in pencil and numbered 136/145, on Japan paper embossed Dali, contained in the original maroon cloth-covered boards (20 prints)

Condition

With full margins, generally in good condition. Six of the sheets with pale discolored fibers throughout, an occasional soft handling crease or diagonal crease at the lower left corners. The boards have pale scattered foxing on the inside paper, a round stain below the name on the cover and minor surface soiling on the back cover.
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