SALVADOR DALÍ | Adam et Eve, drawing for the lithographic serie Les Amoureux, Duall Graphics (1979)

Private collection, Andorra (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner

This work was possibly executed to illustrate the book by Ovide L'Art d'aimer, Centre culturel de Paris (1979).

Executed on carboard, hinged to the overmount at one point along the upper edge of the reverse with tape. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. This work is in overall very good condition.
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“Make the most of your youth; youth that flies apace. Each new day that dawns is less sweet than those which went before. Here, where the land is rough with withering bracken, I have seen the violet bloom; from this thorny bush, I once did wreathe me garlands of roses.”
Ovid, Ars Amatoria, book III  

Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.