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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- CAVALIER À LA GUITARE
- signed Dalí (lower left) and dated 1948 (towards lower centre)
- pen and ink on paper
- 31.1 by 23cm., 12 1/4 by 9in.
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at all four corners and to the centre of the left, upper and lower edges, floating in the mount. The right edge is deckled and is slightly undulating. Apart from some minor specks of foxing and a slight fold along the left edge, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the paper tone and the reds are brighter in the original.
"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 present work is the preparatory drawing for the inside front page of 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, which was written and illustrated by Dalí himself and published by Dial Press in New York in a limited edition of 41 examples, in 1948.