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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Étude pour le projet 'La Joconde Mitsukoshi'
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 1974 (lower right)
- photographic collage, gouache and pencil on paper
- 39.6 by 29.8cm., 15½ by 11⅞in.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the late owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Metropolitan Museum, Les cents sourires de Mona Lisa, 2000
Literature
Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí. Le dur et le mou. Sortilège et magie des formes. Sculptures & Objets, Azay-le-Rideau, 2003, no. 375, illustrated p. 145
Condition
Executed on white wove card, glued in places to the mount along the edges, floating in the mount. The collage elements are secure. There are some minor stains notably to the right edge and a few in the centre of the composition. There are some very minor handling scuffs to the edges. There is some stable shrinkage in the gouache with minor paint loss. Otherwise this work is in good original 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."