Trilogy of the Desert. Mirage
Cat. no. P 621
Trilogy of the Desert. Mirage
Description
- Date:
- c. 1946
- Technique:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 35.6 x 60 cm
- Signature:
- Signed lower center: DALI
- Location:
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Provenance
- William Lighfoot Schultz, New York
- Auctioned at Christie's, London, December 10th, 1998
- Private collection
- Auctioned at Christie's, London, February 6th, 2006
- Private collection, Switzerland
Observations
Mirage is one of the three paintings that Dalí made to publicize the new Leigh "Desert Flower" perfume for Shulton, Inc.
Exhibitions
- 1946, New York, M. Knoedler & Company, Inc., Salvador Dali: "Trilogy of the desert", October 30th, 1946, no reference
- 1963, Los Angeles, Britts Department Stores, 3 priceless paintings by Salvador Dali, December 1963, no reference
- 1965, Nashville, Harvey`s, 12/04/1965 - 16/04/1965, no reference
- 1966, Kenosha, Montgomery Ward, 21/03/1966 - 26/03/1966, no reference
Bibliography
- Ellen Fulton, "Abvertising through works of foremost American artists gains new popularity", St. Petersburg Times, 27/10/1946, St. Petersburg, Fla., n. p.
- "Dali introduces new perfume", Art News, 30/11/1946, New York, n. p.
- "Dali Wielding His Brush In Shulton Perfume Pusl", Marketing, 05/10/1956, Toronto, n. p.
- S.m. Aguirre, "Dalí en La Habana", Gaceta Ilustrada, 04/07/1959, Madrid, p. 30 (detail)
- "Desert Flower", The Washington Post, 17/01/1960, Washington, D.c., n. p. (detail)
- [See the $100,000 original paintings by Salvador Dalí
][anunci], The Washington Post, 17/01/1960, Washington, n. p. - "The Dazzling Doings Of Dali", Times, 31/07/1963, Pekin, Ill., n. p. (detail)
- [«Mirage»- This picture...], Press, 02/08/1964, Asbury Park, N.j., n. p. (detail)
- "Display ad 110--no title", Chicago Tribune, 26/11/1964, Chicago, n. p. (detail)
- "Desert flower (il.)", News-sentinel, 07/03/1965, Knoxville, Tenn., n. p.
- "The dazzling doings of Dali", Carolina Times, 14/08/1965, Durham, N.c., n. p. (detail)
- [Frank o'Brien and...], Morn. Journal Star, 19/01/1966, Peoria, Ill., n. p. (indirect image)
- "Dali Paintings Highlight Mall Art Show", Tribune, 27/01/1966, Royal Oak, Mich., n. p.
- Sarah Rickman, "Dali Paints Arid Fantasy", News, 07/02/1966, Detroit, Mich., n. p. (detail)
- [MIRAGE, ONE OF...], American Perfumer & Cosmetics, 28/02/1966, Oak Park, Ill., n. p. (detail)
- "Dali's bizarre paintings at center", Macomb Daily, 02/03/1966, Mt. Clemens, Mich., n. p. (indirect image)
- Betty Ann, "Artist interpreting floral fragrance", Journal, 06/03/1966, Milwaukee, Wis., n. p. (detail)
- Elaine Edwards, "Teamwork sells this show", News, 18/03/1966, Kenosha, Wis., n. p.
- [Shown with one...], Cosmetics Fair, 31/01/1970, New York, N.y., n. p. (indirect image)
- Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí, 1904 -1989, Benedikt Taschen, Köln, 1994, p. 395
- Les Essentiels de l'art Dalí, Ludion, Amsterdam, 2003, p. 264
- The Portable Dalí, Universe, New York, 2003, p. 264
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