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DALI Painting Spanish Surrealism 1954

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DALI Painting Spanish Surrealism 1954
SALVADOR DALI
1904 - Figueras - 1989

Shoulder and Breast of Gala, study for "Portrait of Gala with Rhinocerontic Symptoms" - 1954
Epaule et Sein de Gala, Etude pour "Portrait de Gala avec Symptomes Rhinocerontiques" - 1954
Original Stamped Signed Gouache, Ink and Pencil Painting

Title : Shoulder and Breast of Gala, study for "Portrait of Gala with Rhinocerontic Symptoms" / Epaule et Sein de Gala, Etude pour "Portrait de Gala avec Symptomes Rhinocerontiques".

Technique : Original Gouache, Ink and Pencil painting on cardboard.

Paper size :28 X 17 cm / 11 X 6.7 inch.

Additional Information : This work is an ORIGINAL ink and wash ink painting by Salvador Dali.
It is stamped signed with the Collection Perrot Moore ink stamp in the lower right corner.
It was painted in circa 1954 as a study of the shoulder and breast in Dali famous painting from 1954 "Portrait de Gala avec Symptomes rhinocerontiques".
This worked belonged to the Perrot Moore collection which was the worlds largest private collection of original Dali works.
The collection was displayed in the Perrot-Moore Museum in Cadaques, Spain.
The owner of the collection was John Peter Moore , who was a former British Army captain who worked for Salvador Dali from 1960 till 1975 and was a close friend of both Dali himself and his wife Gala.
John Moore, i.e "Le Capitaine" first met Dall in 1956 when he was working with film producer and director Alexander Korda in Rome.
The two became friends. In 1960 Dali employed Moore as his personal secretary and, from 1965, as his business manager.
Together with Dali's wife, Gala, they traveled regularly to New York for the winter, Paris for the spring, and Cadaqués, in northern Spain, for the summer.
The work is accompanied with a photo certificate of authenticity from Mr. Robert P. Descharnes who is the only worldwide expert of Dali works.
Mr. Descharnes was entrusted by Dali with the administration of his intellectual property rights, and is the sole authority to issue certificate of authenticity concerning Dali's works.
The certificate includes two photos of the work, a detailed description, the Dali Archives reference and is hand signed by both Robert Descharnes and by the administrator of the Dali Archives, Mr. Nicolas Descharnes.

Provenance :
1. Photo Certificate of Authenticity by Robert P. Descharnes from 27 June 2003.
2. The Perrot-Moore Collection, Museum Perrot-Moore, Cadaques, Spain.

Exhibited :
1. Munich, "Salvador Dali, Bilder, Zeichnungen, Objekte, Eine Austellung des Museu Perrot-Moore, Cadaques", 1982, No. 107, illustrated in colors
2. Perpignan, Palais des Rois de Majorque, "Dali a Perpignan", August-September 1982, No. 107, illustrated in colors.
3. Toulouse, Refectoire de Jacobins, "Salvador dali, Huiles, Dessins, Sculptures", November 1983 - Januar 1984, Illustrated in colors.


Condition : The work is in very good condition except of monor stains and a tiny hole.
The work is framed in its original frame from the Perrot-Moore Museum.