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SINCE 1783
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Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
limited edition printed tapestry;
(“E. A.” from an edition of 500); (unframed)
signed and dated [1931] in the design
lower centre; with edition details on
Certificate of Authenticity on reverse
lower left
55 by 65in. (139.70 by 165.10cm)
This tapestry was produced in France in 1973
under Dalí’s direction in a limited edition of
500 of which the present work is an artist’s
proof (épreuve d’artiste). An example from this
edition can be seen hanging above the artist’s
bed at the Dalí Museum, Figueres, Spain.
Another can be found in the collection of the
Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
€
1,000-
€
1,500 (£850-£1,280 approx.)
100
Albert Uderzo (French,
b.
1927)
DOGMATIX or IDÉFIX [ASTÉRIX CARTOON
ILLUSTRATION]
felt pen on paper
signed lower centre
17.75 by 16.25in. (45.09 by 41.28cm)
Provenance:
A gift from the artist to an employee of
the artist’s publisher, presented at a book
launch
Also with a signed and dedicated copy of
Astérix and the Cauldron
by Goscinny and
Uderzo (1981, Knight Books, Hodder Gargaud
Ltd., Kent).
€
1,000-
€
1,500 (£850-£1,280 approx.)
101
L. S. Lowry (1887-1977)
THREE MEN AND A CAT, 1963
colour print
signed in the margin lower right; signed and dated in the
plate lower left; with blindstamp in the margin lower left
9.75 by 6.50in. (24.77 by 16.51cm)
The proceeds of this sale will go to Irish Cancer Society.
Sheet size, 10.75 by 6.75in.
€
500-
€
600 (£430-£510 approx.)
