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784 - SALVADOR DALI (1904–1989)
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Estimate €40,000 - €45,000
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Description
SALVADOR DALI (1904–1989) Original ink and watercolour drawings accompanied by autograph letters to Gala. Ink drawings enhanced with watercolour on a handwritten letter signed ‘Salvador Dalí’ and on a letter dictated to his wife Gala, both addressed to Léonide Massine. Del Monte (California), circa 1941–1942. 9 pages on 8 quarto sheets (6 measuring 27.9 x 21.4 cm and 2 measuring 26.6 x 18.3 cm) on letterhead from the Hotel Del Monte, California. Provenance: Sotheby’s Paris auction, 15 May 2012, lot 148: ‘The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Robert and Nicolas Descharnes’. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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