Lot Essay
The late Robert Descharnes has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Crysalis
Details
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Crysalis
signed and dated 'Dalí 1958' (lower centre)
watercolour, paper collage and charcoal on board
30 ¼ x 40 3/8 in. (76.8 x 102.5 cm.)
Executed in 1958
Crysalis
signed and dated 'Dalí 1958' (lower centre)
watercolour, paper collage and charcoal on board
30 ¼ x 40 3/8 in. (76.8 x 102.5 cm.)
Executed in 1958
Provenance
An American corporation, by whom commissioned from the artist in 1958; sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2002, lot 390.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 19 June 2007, lot 241.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 19 June 2007, lot 241.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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