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Lot Essay
Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Contessa Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt, Camilla McGrath’s mother, was the first owner of this work. She and her husband, the American banker Cécil Blunt, bought the historic estate, Villa Reale di Marlia, in Lucca in 1923. They opened their home to writers, poets, artists and musicians, including Dalí.
Contessa Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt, Camilla McGrath’s mother, was the first owner of this work. She and her husband, the American banker Cécil Blunt, bought the historic estate, Villa Reale di Marlia, in Lucca in 1923. They opened their home to writers, poets, artists and musicians, including Dalí.