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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- LAS ALAS (The Wings)
- signed Dalí and dated 1958 (lower left)
- watercolour, pen and ink, and collage on paper
- 33.5 by 25cm., 13 1/4 by 9 7/8 in.
Provenance
Commissioned from the artist by Hoechst AG as a Christmas card
Private Collection (acquired circa 1958)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection (acquired circa 1958)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount at the upper two corners. The left and right edges are deckled and the upper edge is unevenly cut. All the collage elements are secure. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there are some small creases in places. There is some very light surface dirt towards the upper left corner and there are some tape and paper remnants to the verso. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed 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."
"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
The work is accompanied with the following inscription framed separately (Fig. 1):
Las Alas de la mitologia Nordica Se pasan en el arbol de la Navidad mediterranea erecto en la geologia Espanola. (The wings of Nordic mythology can be found in the Christmas trees of the Mediterranean)