Salvador Dali
Spanish, 1904-1989
El Cid
Etching, open edition, signed in the plate.
From Cinq Portraits Espagnols (Five Spanish Immortals), depicting Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Castilian knight and warlord of medieval Spain, set behind glass and framed.
A February 24, 1967 newspaper article, illustrating the work, and entitled "Wesleyan recipient of outstanding art collection" accompanies the lot.
Plate: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17.1 x 12.1 cm.), frame: 27 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (69.9 x 61.6 cm.)
Ex Iowa Wesleyan University collection;
Gift from The Collectors Guild of New York City, 1967

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