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Salvador Dalí
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Scylla et Charybde
- signed Dalí and dated 1970 (upper centre)
- gouache, watercolour and pen and ink on paper
- 45 by 38cm., 17 3/4 by 15in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Europe (by descent from the above; sale: Christie's, London, 5th February 2015, lot 254)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Europe (by descent from the above; sale: Christie's, London, 5th February 2015, lot 254)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Turin, Palazzo Bricherasio, Salvador Dalí, la vita è sogno, 1996–97
Bruges, Stichting Sint-Jan, Salvador Dalí, Doeken & Aquarellen, 1997, no. 61, illustrated in the catalogue
Augsbourg, Römisches Museum, Dalí, Mara e Beppe, Bilder einer Freundschaft, 2000
Bruges, Stichting Sint-Jan, Salvador Dalí, Doeken & Aquarellen, 1997, no. 61, illustrated in the catalogue
Augsbourg, Römisches Museum, Dalí, Mara e Beppe, Bilder einer Freundschaft, 2000
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and taped to the overmount along all four edges of the verso with tape. All four edges are deckled. There are studio marks on the verso. There are fine lines of paint shrinkage to the thickly-applied red pigment at the centre of the composition. Otherwise this work is in very good original 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. 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
Alongside the previous lot, Scylla et Charybde forms part of a series of works Dalí completed in 1970 illustrating episodes from Homer’s Odyssey. Attempting to complete the voyage home, Odysseus’ ship must pass through a strait dominated by two sea-monsters, the six-headed Scylla and the terrifying Charybdis, who swallows up entire vessels whole. Since the two were located so close to each other, it was considered impossible to avoid one without facing destruction by the other. Confronted with this desperate dilemma, Odysseus chooses to do battle with Scylla and succeeds in emerging relatively unscathed from the encounter.