Salvador Dalí Retrospective Bust of a Woman 1933 (some elements reconstructed 1970)
- MoMA, Floor 5, 517 The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Galleries
- Medium
- Painted porcelain, bread, corn, feathers, paint on paper, beads, ink stand, sand, and two pens
- Dimensions
- 29 x 27 1/4 x 12 5/8" (73.9 x 69.2 x 32 cm)
- Credit
- Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest and gift of Philip Johnson (both by exchange)
- Object number
- 301.1992
- Copyright
- © 2025 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Salvador Dalí has 116 works online.
- There are 1,672 sculptures online.
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Painting &
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The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection
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The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection
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The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection
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The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection
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517: Surrealist Objects
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[1933, Galerie Pierre Colle, Paris]
? - 1966, Georges Hugnet (1906-1974), Paris, possibly acquired from the artist.
1966 - 1971, Gustave J. Nellens (1907-1971), Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium, purchased from Georges Hugnet.
1971 - [1992], Jacques J. Nellens, Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium, probably inherited from his father Gustave J. Nellens.
1992, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired by exchange through Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
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