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Salvador Dalí
Étude de tête de femme and Étude pour le tableau La Cène (double-sided)
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- $6,000 - 8,000
$21,930
Lot Details
(i) pen and pencil on paper
(ii) pen on paper
(ii) pen on paper
(i) numbered "15 10 25" upper left
7 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (20 x 24.1 cm)
Executed in 1954, in France, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Nicholas and Mr. Olivier Descharnes.
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Salvador Dalí
Spanish | B. 1904 D. 1989Salvador Dalí was perhaps the most broadly known member of the Surrealist movement of the early twentieth century. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, the avant-garde style explored consciousness and dream-like states through exaggerated landscapes and bizarre or grotesque imagery. Using the means of painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and literature, Dalí explored these ideas with a meticulous hand and inventive wit. Although known for his role in Surrealism, Dalí was also a seminal example of celebrity showmanship and the cult of personality, a phenomenon that dominates popular culture today. Always a colorful and flamboyant presence with his signature cape, wide-eyed expression and trademark upturned waxed mustache, Dalí was a master of self-promotion and spectacle.
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