Cat. no. P 620
Trilogy of the Desert. Oasis
Description
- Date:
- 1946
- Technique:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 35.6 x 60 cm
- Signature:
- Signed and dated lower center: DALI / 1946
- Location:
- Private collection
Provenance
- William Lighfoot Schultz, New York
- Private collection
- Auctioned at Christie's, London, December 8th, 1999
- Private collection
- Private collection
- Auctioned at Sotheby's, London, February 8th, 2012
Observations
Oasis 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
- S.m. Aguirre, "Dalí en La Habana", Gaceta Ilustrada, 04/07/1959, Madrid, p. 31
- "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. - "Britts Department Stores (anunci)", Los Angeles Times, 01/12/1963, Los Angeles, n. p. (detail)
- Rea Leece, "The Dazzling Doings of Dalí", JEM, 31/08/1964, New York, NY, p. 53
- "Display ad 110--no title", Chicago Tribune, 26/11/1964, Chicago, n. p. (detail)
- [Frank o'Brien and...], Morn. Journal Star, 19/01/1966, Peoria, Ill., n. p. (indirect image) (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.
- "Paris Adds Glitter To Hope Benefit", Bergen Record, 23/10/1969, Hackensack, N. J., 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. 265
- The Portable Dalí, Universe, New York, 2003, p. 265
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