“Lost” Dali portrait of his sister to be auctioned in London
The painting, which comes on the market for the first time, will lead Bonhams’ Impressionist and Modern Art sale on Thursday 2 March, and has a guide estimate of €942,000-€1,413,000. The work is a portrait of Dali’s sister, Anna Maria, painted in 1925 and which was only exhibited once, that same year, in the Barcelona Sala Dalmau. The painting was then given to Anna Maria by the artist before their relationship deteriorated. The Director of the Dali Museums, Montse Aguer, explained to the CNA that they had no information on this piece of art, which was considered lost until now. The auction will allow the Dali Museum to get more information on the portrait and complete the details that they had about it in the Museums catalogue. However, Aguer did not specify whether the Museums will participate in the auction in order to bring the painting to Catalonia.