Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Salvador Dalí
The Way to Wash Abdomen, Sleeve Trimmed with Shells and Crutche for the Little Finger
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June 25, 12:26 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
The Way to Wash Abdomen, Sleeve Trimmed with Shells and Crutche for the Little Finger
signed Dalí and dated 1947 (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
9.4 by 17.7 cm. 3¾ by 6⅞ in.
Framed: 25.6 by 34.3 cm. 10 by 13½ in.
Executed in 1947.
Nicolas and Robert Descharnes have kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Collection Perrot-Moore, Cadaquès
Artcurial, Paris, Collection Perrot-Moore, 1 July 2003, lot 160 (consigned by the above)
Christie's London, 24 June 2004, lot 431
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Salvador Dalí, 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, New York, 1948, p. 114, illustrated
