Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

The Idolatress

Details

Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
The Idolatress
signed and dated 'Dalí 1943' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
14 7/8 x 10 ¾ in. (38.7 x 27.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1943

Provenance

Jean Deering, Boston (gift from the artist, 1943).
Gift from the above to the family of present owner, circa 1945.

Exhibited

Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, In Virginia, January-February 1971.

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

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Lot Essay

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

The present work was reproduced on the cover of a brochure announcing the opening of a Surrealism exhibition at Stuart Art Gallery in Boston, circa 1944.

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