22. 22AR SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989) The Spectre of Sex Appeal preparatory study for the illustration of song six (6) of Lautréamont's Les chants de Maldoror (Skira, Paris 1934) and for the painting of the same name (1934) ink on paper Executed circa 1933 ink on paper Executed circa 1933 27.6 x 22.2 cm. 10 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr Nicolas Descharnes. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr Nicolas Descharnes. Provenance Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Cologne. Private collection, Germany (acquired from the latter in 1972). Then by descent to the present owner. Bibliography A. Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic works of Salvador Dali, New York, 1996, p. 17 (illustration of the print from which this work is taken).