Lot Essay
Robert and Nicolas Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Vénus à la girafe
Details
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Vénus à la girafe
with the stamp 'Salvador Dali' (on the base); numbered and with the foundry mark 'bocquel Fd. HC 2/3' (on the back of the base)
white painted bronze
Height: 42 7/8 in. (109 cm.)
Conceived in 1973
Vénus à la girafe
with the stamp 'Salvador Dali' (on the base); numbered and with the foundry mark 'bocquel F
white painted bronze
Height: 42 7/8 in. (109 cm.)
Conceived in 1973
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 13 December 2006, lot 27.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
R. & N. Descharnes, Dalí: The Hard and the Soft, Sculptures and Objects, Paris, 2004, no. 69 (another cast illustrated p. 37).
Special Notice
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