Lot Essay
Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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PROPERTY FROM THE FORBES COLLECTION
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
La Motocyclette
Details
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
La Motocyclette
signed and dated 'Dalí 1968' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and pencil on board
40 ¼ x 30 ¼ in. (102.1 x 76.7 cm.)
Executed in 1968
La Motocyclette
signed and dated 'Dalí 1968' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and pencil on board
40 ¼ x 30 ¼ in. (102.1 x 76.7 cm.)
Executed in 1968
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, 17 March 1981, lot 447.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
M. Smolen, "A Modest Mansion," New Jersey, September 1988, p. 134 (illustrated in color in situ, p. 135).
Exhibited
Paris, Montrouge, 22ème Salon de Montrouge, Dalí, Peintures, sculptures, dessins, May-June 1977, no. 56.
Hamburg, Sammlung Levy, Dalí, October 1977-January 1978, no. 63 (with incorrect dimensions).
New York, The Forbes Galleries, Malcolm and Modern Art, March-April 2005.
Hamburg, Sammlung Levy, Dalí, October 1977-January 1978, no. 63 (with incorrect dimensions).
New York, The Forbes Galleries, Malcolm and Modern Art, March-April 2005.
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