ID 1381216 
Lot 490  | SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000 
Huit (8) de baton, arcane mineur, projet pour le jeu de carte 'Le Tarot Universel de Salvador Dalí'
signed 'Dalí' (lower centre)
gouache on photographic base laid down on card
12 x 9 3/8 in. (30.6 x 23.7 cm.)
Executed in 1971
Provenance
Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York.
Opera Gallery, London, by whom acquired from the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above on 30 January 2009.
Literature
D. Alberge, 'Classical Modern Art', in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, no. 37, pp. 331 & 332 (illustrated p. 331; titled 'Eight of Swords'; with incorrect medium, inverted dimensions and dated '1973').
Exhibited
Mougins, Musée d'Art Classique, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA47MA).
Further details
Nicolas and the late Robert Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) | 
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| Applied technique: | Collage | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Surrealism | 
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) | 
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| Applied technique: | Collage | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Surrealism | 
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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