Untitled
After “The Jester Don Sebastián de Morra” by Velázquez and Catastropheiform Writing
Cat. no. P 960
Untitled
After “The Jester Don Sebastián de Morra” by Velázquez and Catastropheiform Writing
Description
- Date:
- c. 1982
- Technique:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 75 x 59.5 cm
- Signature:
- Unsigned and undated
- Location:
- Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres. Dalí bequest
Provenance
- Artist's collection
Observations
Although recent studies identify the jester in the portrait by Velázquez as El Primo, we have retained the name Sebastián de Morra, as this was the title by which the work known at the time of its execution.
Bibliography
- Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret, Salvador Dalí, 1904 -1989, Benedikt Taschen, Köln, 1994, p. 696
- William Jeffett, Juan José Lahuerta, Picasso-Dalí, Dalí-Picasso, Museu Picasso, Salvador Dalí Museum, Barcelona, Sant Petersburg, 2014, p. 197
- Memoria 2014 = Memòria 2014, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2015, p. 126 (indirect image)
Reproduction Rights
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