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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 EUR
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- La Chevelure
pastel sur papier velours
- 64,5 x 50 cm
- 25 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.
Provenance
Collection Paul Eluard, Paris
Georges Hugnet, Paris (acquis auprès du précédent en 1941)
Gianna Sistu, Paris
Collection particulière, Italie
Georges Hugnet, Paris (acquis auprès du précédent en 1941)
Gianna Sistu, Paris
Collection particulière, Italie
Exhibited
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Salvador Dalí, rétrospective 1920-1980, 1979-1980, no. 68
Londres, The Tate Gallery, Salvador Dalí, 1980, no. 55
Londres, The Tate Gallery, Salvador Dalí, 1980, no. 55
Literature
Robert Descharnes & Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí, 1904-1989. L'œuvre peint, Cologne & Paris, 1993, vol. I : 1904-1946, no. 363, reproduit p. 164
Condition
Executed on beige flocked paper, not laid down. The sheet is not fixed to the mount. A close inspection reveals three tiny artist’s pinholes in the upper and lower left corners and some faint restored flattened creases running diagonally across the corners. There is evidence of some light frame abrasion and there are some minor scattered restored tears along the edges which are only visible from the reverse, the largest of which runs horizontally from the centre of the right edge with another smaller one perpendicular to this. Apart from some time-staining and scattered spots of foxing, which are also only visible from the reverse, this work is in good condition and the central composition remains completely untouched.
"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
pastel on flocked paper. Executed in 1930.
Ta chevelure d'oranges
"Ta chevelure d'oranges dans le vide du monde
Dans le vide des vitres lourdes de silence
Et d'ombre où mes mains nues cherchent tous tes reflets.
La forme de ton cœur est chimérique
Et ton amour ressemble à mon désir perdu
Ô soupirs d'ambre, rêves, regards
Mais tu n'as pas toujours été avec moi. Ma mémoire
Est encore obscurcie de t'avoir vue venir
Et partir. Le temps se sert de mots comme l'amour."
Paul Eluard, in Capitale de la douleur (Paris, 1926)