Lot Essay
The present work is a costume study for William Shakespeare's As You Like It (Come vi piace), directed by Luchino Visconti, which premiered at the Eliseo Theater in Rome in November 1948.
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Orlando
Details
SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)
Orlando
signed and dated 'Dalí 1948' (lower right) and titled 'Orlando' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper laid down on card
18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (48 x 28.8 cm.)
Executed in 1948
Orlando
signed and dated 'Dalí 1948' (lower right) and titled 'Orlando' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper laid down on card
18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (48 x 28.8 cm.)
Executed in 1948
Provenance
David Cogan, New York; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 24 November 1962, lot 90.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1978, lot 140.
Alemany & Co., Inc., New York.
Ricardo J. Dell’Orto, Buenos Aires (acquired from the above, May 1979).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1978, lot 140.
Alemany & Co., Inc., New York.
Ricardo J. Dell’Orto, Buenos Aires (acquired from the above, May 1979).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Further Details
Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.