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Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Melancolia
signed and dated 'Salvador Dalí 1934' (lower right); titled 'Melacolia' (lower centre)
pen and brush and ink on paper
18½ x 16 1/8 in. (46.9 x 40.9 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Melancolia
signed and dated 'Salvador Dalí 1934' (lower right); titled 'Melacolia' (lower centre)
pen and brush and ink on paper
18½ x 16 1/8 in. (46.9 x 40.9 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Provenance
Edward James, West Dean, West Sussex, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
The Redfern Gallery Ltd., London.
H. Burg, London, by whom acquired from the above in July 1944.
The Mayor Gallery Ltd., London (no. 9035).
Private collection, London.
Timothy Baum, New York.
Karen Amiel, New York, by 1989.
Dr and Mrs Robert Nowinsky; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 November 1992, lot 238.
Timothy Baum, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1997.
The Redfern Gallery Ltd., London.
H. Burg, London, by whom acquired from the above in July 1944.
The Mayor Gallery Ltd., London (no. 9035).
Private collection, London.
Timothy Baum, New York.
Karen Amiel, New York, by 1989.
Dr and Mrs Robert Nowinsky; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 November 1992, lot 238.
Timothy Baum, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1997.
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, Salvador Dalí, May - July 1989, no. 74 (illustrated); this exhibition later travelled to Zurich, Kunsthaus, August - October 1989.
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