Lot Essay
Robert Descharnes has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
La Convalescence du cleptomane (The Convalescence of the Cleptomaniac)
Details
Salvador Dal (1904-1989)
La Convalescence du cleptomane (The Convalescence of the Cleptomaniac)
signed, dated and titled 'Gala Salvador Dal jambier 1933 La Convalescence du cleptomane' (center right)
pen and black ink on paper
19 x 14 in. (50.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Drawn in January 1933
La Convalescence du cleptomane (The Convalescence of the Cleptomaniac)
signed, dated and titled 'Gala Salvador Dal jambier 1933 La Convalescence du cleptomane' (center right)
pen and black ink on paper
19 x 14 in. (50.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Drawn in January 1933
Provenance
Julien Levy Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist)
Josephine Boardman Crane, New York (acquired from the above, 1933; by descent to the late owner)
Josephine Boardman Crane, New York (acquired from the above, 1933; by descent to the late owner)
Exhibited
New York, Julien Levy Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings by Salvador Dal, November-December 1933, no. 15.