Lot Essay
Robert Descharnes has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Roma
Details
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Roma
signed, dated and titled 'Dalí 1949 ROMA' (lower centre)
watercolour, gouache and pen and Indian ink on board
23 x 29in. (58.5 x 73.5cm.)
Executed in 1949
Roma
signed, dated and titled 'Dalí 1949 ROMA' (lower centre)
watercolour, gouache and pen and Indian ink on board
23 x 29in. (58.5 x 73.5cm.)
Executed in 1949
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, New York, by whom commissioned from the Artist.
Dr. Robert F. Loeb, New York, to whom given by the above, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Dr. Robert F. Loeb, New York, to whom given by the above, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Gunther, Taken at the Flood: The Story of Albert D. Lasker, New York, 1959, p. 261.