Salvador Dalí
(Spanish, 1904-1989)
Six de Coupe, Arcane Mineur (Projet pour le Jeu de Cartes Le Tarot Universel de Salvador Dalí), 1971
Sale 2087 - Impressionist and Modern Art, Featuring the Collection of John and Rosetta Gernon
Oct 28, 2024
12:00PM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Lot Description
Salvador Dalí
(Spanish, 1904-1989)
Six de Coupe, Arcane Mineur (Projet pour le Jeu de Cartes Le Tarot Universel de Salvador Dalí), 1971
Gouache and ink over photo collage
Signed Dalí (lower center)
Sheet size: 12 1/16 x 9 3/8 in. (30.6 x 23.8xcm)
Nicolas and the late Robert Descharnes have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Provenance:
Private Collection, United States.
Acquired directly from the above in 2009.
Christie's, Paris, sale of March 28, 2019, lot 59.
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.
Lot Essay:
Dalí’s Universal Tarot Deck was initially commissioned from producer Albert Broccoli for the James Bond Live and Let Die movie. Although it never went through (since the artist reportedly asked for an obnoxious fee), Dalí was encouraged by his wife Gala - very versed in astrology and mysticism - to continue the project.
The present work is one of 78 cards. Altogether, they reveal a new side to Dalí's psychedelic personality, who represented himself and his wife in the deck (as The Magician and The Empress, respectively). The composition of each card is based on an existing, famous, artwork, which ensured the series' international success. Among the artists Dalí refers to are Ingres, Flandrin, Goya and Cranach the Elder, among others.
In the case of the present work, Dalí uses Monseigneur le Dauphin et Madame, fille du roi, Tenant un Nid d’Oiseaux dans un Jardin - a 1785 oil painting by Élizabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun depicting the two children of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
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