Coitus

Provenance

Given by the artist to Marquis “Tota” Cuevas de Vera, 1931 [inscription]; sold, Christie’s, New York, May 13, 1987, lot 149, to Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2008.

Coitus

Salvador Dalí

1931

Accession Number

185841

Medium

Pen and black ink, over graphite, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

53.4 × 35.1 cm (21 1/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Classification

prints and drawing

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection in memory of Kahlil Gibran