SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) Rhinocéros habillé en dentelle Modèle datant de 1956 Épreuve en bronze à patine brune médaille Signée et numérotée sur la terrasse E.A I/IV Cachet de fondeur sur le côté « C. Valsuani cire perdue » 47 x 41 x 69 cm Brown patinated bronze Signed and numbered E.A I/IV on the base Foundry stamp on the side “C. Valsuani cire perdue“ 18 1/2 x 16 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. Provenance Collection particulière, Monaco Bibliographie Robert et Nicolas Descharnes, "Dali, le dur et le mou, sculptures et objets", Éditions Eccart, Paris, 2004, modèle référencé sous le n°141 page 69.

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