Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), "Portrait of Mrs. Luther Greene," 1942, oil on canvas, signed and dated right center, canvas: 24"h x 20"w (61 x 50.8 cm), overall (with frame): 32"h x 28"w (81.3 x 71.1 cm). Accompanied by preliminary study sketches of Mrs. Greene by Dali from 1942 (charcoal/ink on paper, sight: 13.75"h x 20.75"w). Provenance: Private collection (by descent); Mrs. Luther Greene (Ellen Chamberlain), New York. Catalog reference: Fundacio Gala - Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings by Salvador Dali (cat. no. P 565), Exhibition: New York, Galleries of M. Knoedler, "Dali," 1943 (cat. no. 9a); Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, "Fiesta Exhibition - Picasso, Gris, Miro, Dali," 1953; San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, "Portraits and People," 1955. Literature: "Dali," April 14 - May 5, 1943, Galleries of M. Knoedler, New York, illust. 9a; "Portraits of Dali," New York Times, April 11, 1943; R. Descharnes and G. Neret, "Salvador Dali, 1904-1989," Benedikt Taschen Koln, 1994, p. 356.

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