ID 717793
Lot 119 | SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 200 000
Le cheval de Troie
signed and dated 'DALÍ 1969' (lower right)
oil, gouache, India ink and watercolour on paper laid down on canvas
30 1⁄2 x 22 3⁄4 in. (77.5 x 56.2 cm.)
Executed in 1969
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
Turin, Palazzo Bricherasio, Salvador Dali´: la vita e' sogno, November 1996 - March 1997.
Turin, Palazzo Bricherasio, Luci del Mediterraneo, March - June 1997, p. 166 (illustrated p. 52; with inverted dimensions).
Augsburg, Römisches Museum, Dalí: Mara e Beppe, Bilder einer Freundschaft, September - November 2000, p. 99 (illustrated; with inverted dimensions and incorrect medium).
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Post Lot Text
Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
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