Lot Essay
Robert Descharnes has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERCIAN COLECTOR
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Naples
Details
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Naples
signed and dated 'Dalí 1949' (lower right), titled 'NAPELS' (lower centre)
watercolour and pen and India ink on board
23 x 27 7/8in. (58.5 x 73.3cm.)
Executed in 1949
Naples
signed and dated 'Dalí 1949' (lower right), titled 'NAPELS' (lower centre)
watercolour and pen and India ink on board
23 x 27 7/8in. (58.5 x 73.3cm.)
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 thence by descent to the present owner.
Dr. Robert F. Loeb, New York, to whom given by the above thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
J. Gunther, Taken at the Flood: The Story of Albert D. Lasker, New York, 1959, p. 261.