Untitled
Lugubrious Planarian (unfinished)
Cat. no. P 1089
Untitled
Lugubrious Planarian (unfinished)
Description
- Date:
- c.1979
- Technique:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 100 x 99.5 cm
- Signature:
- Unsigned and undated
- Location:
- Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres. Dalí bequest
Provenance
- Artist's collection
Observations
This work is known by its French title, “Planaire lugubre”. Planaria are platyhelminths (flatworms) and are often found in fresh water. Our research indicates that Dalí’s interest in these invertebrates dates from the 1960s. (Salvador Dalí, ‘Picasso, Rusiñol y Dalí’, “El Noticiero Universal”, Barcelona, 6/6/1962)
Bibliography
- Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí, 1904 -1989, Benedikt Taschen, Köln, 1994, p. 674
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