Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)Don Quixote on Horseback (1980) From the Collection of the late Dr. Edmund Klein (Dali’s personal skin-care physician)
Blue ballpoint ink on sketchpad, 15” x 11.25”
By 1980, Dali was growing increasingly debilitated by a confluence of physical and psychological factors; his declining condition is evident in the quality of line in this drawing made on a sketchpad. It appears that, in the date at left, Dali originally wrote 1979, and then altered the 7 to become an 8. He then dated it again, to the right, 1980. The work, showing a Don Quixote figure on a horse, reveals a rather well handled rump and tail, while the horse’s head and legs suggest a weakened hand of the ailing master draftsman. It is inscribed, “A mon angel (to my angel) le doctor Klein,” and signed Dali.
Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)Two Drawings in the World of Salvador Dali (1980) From the Collection of the late Dr. Edmund Klein (Dali’s personal skin-care physician)
Ink in book, World of Salvador Dali (1980), full spread, 19.5” x 12” (49.5cm x 30.5cm)
These two sketches, made very late in Dali’s artistic life (1980) show signs of Dali’s weakened condition and unsteady hand. Yet they are nonetheless delightful and reveal his dedication to and appreciation of his friend and physician, Dr. Klein. The work at left brings us Don Klein and Dali are connected. The drawing at right, where Dali again refers to Dr. Klein as his “angel”, depicts a kneeling angel with an olive branch of peace.
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