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Salvador Dalí (Figueras 1904 - 1989) The brush pot (1919) Unique work Hand-painted glazed terracotta, H. 15 cm Provenance: - Collection Bernard van Dijk, Antwerp - Private collection, the Netherlands Note: Including a statement of authenticity on a photo of this pot by Robert Descharnes (1926-2014), Dalí's secretary, stating: Selon mon opinion et ma connaissance actuelle de l'oeuvre, la céramique reproduite sur cette photographie, H. 150 mm Ø 100 mm, est un création de Salvador Dali Domenech. Elle est de 1919, porte le numéro de référence O-105 de mes archives. Cette terre-cuite fait partie du décor pour une maison de Figueras oú Dali et ses amis te réunissaient pour éditer un petit journal humoristique ''El senyor Pancraci" Paris, 26 avril 1988 Robert Descharnes (To my opinion and actual knowledge of the oeuvre, the ceramic reproduced on this photo, H. 150 mm Ø 100 mm, is a creation by Salvador Dali Domenech. It is from 1919, and bears the number O-105 in my archive. This terracotta was part of the decor of a house in Figueras where Dali and his friends met to edit a small humorous journal "El senyor Pancraci") Senyor Pancaraci was an imaginary character that gave name to the humouristic journal published by Dalí and his friends Josep Grau, Pelayo Martínez, Antonio Papell, Eduard Rodeja Enric Salesiaanse Josep Comas, James Maurici, Martí Vilanova, Met Miravitlles Rafael Ramis, Albert Pi and Esteban Botella, which was published three times between August 1919 and February 1920. Next to designing the interior of the place where the group met, Dalí also decorated the walls of the Muralla-street, with references to the journal.