Paysage surréaliste

Details

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Paysage surréaliste
signed thrice and dated 'Dalí 1960' (right page); dedicated 'Pour Ginesta Mason Hommage de Dalí' (along the top of both pages)
two sheets: blue ballpoint pen on paper
13 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (34.5 x 36 cm.) (left)
13 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (34.5 x 35.9 cm.) (right)
(2)Drawn in 1960

Provenance

Jane Mason, New York (gift from the artist, 1960).
By descent from the above to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Dalí met the ballerina Jane Mason when she was performing in Europe with New York City Ballet. He drew the present work on the frontispiece of A.R. Morse's 1957 publication, Dalí: A Study of His Life and Work, dedicating it "pour Gines Mason" before gifting the work to her.

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