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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Portrait of the Artist's Mother, Doña Felipa Dome Domenech de Dalí
- Oil on canvas
- 15 3/4 by 10 3/4 in.
- 40 by 27.3 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum of Art; Fukuoka, Musée Préfectoral d'Art; Nagoya, Mitsukoshi Store; Osaka, Mitsukoshi Store; Sapporo, Mitsukoshi Store; Matsuyama, Mitsukoshi Store, Salvador Dalí Exhibition, 1991-92
Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional de Bellas Artes; São Paulo, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Dalí Monumental, 1998, no. H-887
Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional de Bellas Artes; São Paulo, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Dalí Monumental, 1998, no. H-887
Literature
Robert Descharnes & Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí 1904-1989, vol. I, Cologne, 1994, no. 58, illustrated p. 32
Condition
Canvas is unlined. Surface is dirty. Nailhead size loss at center of right edge. A few nicks to extreme edges due to frame abrasion. Craquelure in lower register with associated losses near bottom edge. Under UV light: scattered spots of inpainting in figure's face. A few strokes of inpainting on right shoulder and several strokes in bottom corners. Work is in fair 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This portrait of Doña Felipa Dome Domenech de Dalí was painted one year before her death in 1921, when the artist was just sixteen years of age. Dalí was extremely close to his mother, who supported his eccentricities and ambitions in spite of his overbearing father. In 1930, Dalí insulted his father by publicly stating that, "Sometimes I spit on the portrait of my mother." This led to Dalí being disinherited and banished from his family by his angry father (Meredith Etherington-Smith, The Persistence of Memory, New York, 1992, p. 130)