SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)

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SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)

Aquacade

signed lower center 'Dalí', titled top center 'Aquacade', inscribed center right 'Holm'--pen and India ink over pencil on paper laid down on board
Image size: 9¼ x 7¼in. (23.5 x 18.4cm.)
Sheet size: 11 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (28.8 x 22.6cm.)
Drawn circa 1946

Provenance

Eleanor Holm Rose (Mrs. Billy Rose), New York
Julian Aime, New York

Lot Essay

In 1946 Broadway director Billy Rose published his autobiography, Wine, Women and Words, with illustrations by Dalí. This drawing is a preliminary study for the illustration at the end of the chapter 'Poor Eleanor knew them all by heart.'

Robert Descharnes has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.