- 78
Salvador Dalí
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Imaginations and Objects of the Future (Michler/Löpsinger 822-831; Field 75-11)
- Drypoints, lithographs and screenprints in colors
- images approximately: 700 by 525 mm 27 5/8 by 20 3/4 in
- paper folders: 815 by 613 mm 32 by 24 1/8 in
The portfolio comprising ten drypoints, lithographs and screenprints in colors, six with collage, 1975-1976, each signed in pencil, numbered I-49/250, with accompanying title page, introductory texts in French by the artist and publisher, on BFK Rives paper, engravings printed by J.J. Rigal, Paris, lithographs printed by Desjobert, Paris, all published by Merrill Chase Publishing Associates, Chicago, contained in the original paper folders with text in French, lacking original box (10 prints)
The portfolio includes the following prints:
Spectacles with Holograms and Computers for Seeing Imagined Objects
Liquid Tornado Bath Tub
*Liquid and Gaseous Television
Intra-Uterine Paradisiac Locomotion
*Breathing Pneumatic Armchair
*Cyclopean Make-Up
Melting Space Time
*Anti-Umbrella with Atomized Liquid
Cybernetic Lobster Telephone
*Biological Garden
The portfolio includes the following prints:
Spectacles with Holograms and Computers for Seeing Imagined Objects
Liquid Tornado Bath Tub
*Liquid and Gaseous Television
Intra-Uterine Paradisiac Locomotion
*Breathing Pneumatic Armchair
*Cyclopean Make-Up
Melting Space Time
*Anti-Umbrella with Atomized Liquid
Cybernetic Lobster Telephone
*Biological Garden
Condition
The prints in good condition, the full sheets. Each sheet faintly toned. 'Melting Space-Time' with a five inch vertical surface scuff visible at center right, visible under raking light, recto and verso. 'Anti-Umbrella with Atomized Liquid' and 'Cybernetic Lobster Telephone' with slight creasing in the upper and lower corners. The edges of the paper folders slightly worn with occasional surface soiling on the verso.
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.