Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

Etude pour "Tête de Gala avec symptômes rhinocérotiques" (recto); Tête de femme (verso)

Details

Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Etude pour "Tête de Gala avec symptômes rhinocérotiques" (recto); Tête de femme (verso)
bears signature and date
black ball-point pen and pen and black ink over pencil on paper
7 7/8 x 9¾ in. (20 x 24.8 cm.)
Drawn circa 1954

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, Paris, 21 May 2008, lot 138.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Exhibited

Athens, Herakleidon Museum, Woman as Muse, 1900-1950, September-November 2010.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that Robert, Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Lot Essay

Robert, Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The spheres in the face of the present lot are reminiscent of the painting from 1952, Galatée aux spheres.

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