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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- La Sphère attaque la pyramide (étude)
- Signed Salvador Dalí (toward upper left)
- Gouache and white chalk on paper
- 13 1/2 by 14 in.
- 34 by 35.5 cm
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 11, 1994, lot 248
Galeria Guereta, Barcelona
Waddington Galleries, London
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2000 and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 2009, lot 171)
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 11, 1994, lot 248
Galeria Guereta, Barcelona
Waddington Galleries, London
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2000 and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 2009, lot 171)
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Executed on black wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount along all four edges. Apart from 0.5cm. areas of paper infill to the upper and lower left edges, as well as to the centre of the lower edge, and a small spot of infill to the lower right corner, this work is in very good condition.
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.
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
The present work is a preparatory study for the cover of the Salvador Dalí exhibition catalogue for the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1939 (see fig. 1).