Salvador Dal (1904-1989)

Personnage mangeant des cerises

Details

Salvador Dal (1904-1989)
Personnage mangeant des cerises
signed and dated 'Gala Salvador Dal 1933' (lower centre); signed and dated again and dedicated 'A Rene hommage de Salvador Dal 1933' (lower right)
pen and black ink on paper
21 x 14in. (54 x 36.2cm.)
Drawn in 1933

Provenance

Given by the artist to Mme. Ren Laporte, Paris in 1933

Exhibited

Madrid, Museo Espagnol d'Arte Contemporaneo, 1983, 400 Obras. Antologica Salvador Dali, no. 147

Sale room notice

Please note that the estimate printed in the catalogue is incorrect and should read 20,000-30,000 pounds.

Lot Essay

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Mr Robert Descharnes in a letter dated Paris, 25 II 99.

This work is dedicated to Ren Laporte, the famous surrealist editor, who worked with Andr Breton on his pivotal work Les vases communicantes. Laporte was also one of the twelve members of the "Zodiaque" group.

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