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An Artist to the Tips of His Moustache

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 11 August 2019 - 10:30 (CEST) - Hôtel du Palais, 1, avenue de l'Impératrice - 64200 Biarritz

Coming from the Mafalda Davis estate, this 1950 drawing illustrates Salvador Dalí's humour as well as the character the Catalan artist invented for himself.

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), Les Moustaches de Dalí (Dalí’s Moustache), 1950, Indian... An Artist to the Tips of His Moustache
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), Les Moustaches de Dalí (Dalí’s Moustache), 1950, Indian ink with red gouache highlights, 20 x 40 cm.
Estimate: €30,000/50,000
A former lady-in-waiting to King Farouk's consort, Queen Fawzia, Mafalda Davis was one of those people who perceived all Salvador Dalí's potential from both the artistic and financial…
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