Lot no. 29
29. 29AR SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)
Don Quixote in the bay of Port Lligat
signed 'Dalí' (lower centre), signed 'Dalí' (right centre) and dedicated 'Pour Billard' (upper right)
felt-tip pen on the reverse of a postcard of a photographic portrait of the artist by Melitó Casals
Executed around 1971
21,2 x 15,3 cm.
8 3/8 x 6 in.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Nicolas and Olivier Descharnes.
Provenance
Lucien Billard Collection, France.
Private collection, France (by descent).
Lucien Billard (1918-2006), appointed director of photography for Jean Christophe Averty (1928-2017), director of the film Autoportrait mou de Salvador Dalí co-directed with Robert Descharnes (1926-2014) during the summer of 1966 in Port Lligat, released in 1969.
M. Lucien Billard (1918-2006), cinematographer regularly working with Jean-Christophe Averty (1928-2017), director of the film Autoportrait mou de Salvador Dalí, co-directed with Robert Descharnes (1926-2014), shot during the summer of 1966 in Port Lligat and released in 1969.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Modern and contemporary paintings
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