Salavdor Dali painting of a Melting Telephone

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16 years ago

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Description It is a Salavdor Dali sketching of a melting telephone, not the lobster telephone. It drawn on a sketch paper that looked like it was torn out of a sketchbook with a date of 1968 (which is written backwards). Its colors are salmon, brown and yellow. And Dali's signature is backwards.

Category Fine Art

Medium sketch paper

Distinguishing marks Dali signature written backwards with date 1968 also written backwards

Condition Excellent

Size and dimensions of this item 7inches x 5 inches on a 20inch x 11inch sketch paper

Date Period 1968

History Was given to by a friend who worked at a nursing home who was given it from her boss.

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