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Daddy Longlegs of the Evening -- Hope!
(1940)
Oil on canvas
10 x 20 inches
This painting was the very first work to be purchased
by Mr. and Mrs. A. Reynolds Morse, the renowned
collectors who founded the Salvador Dali
Museum, in St. Petersburg, Florida. When the Morse's
saw the painting at auction, they decided to purchase it.
When they went to purchase the painting, they found
that Dali refused to sell the work without the original
frame along with it. Apparently, Mr. Morse had only
purchased the work iteself, and had to pay
more for the frame than the painting! Dali had matured, with
Gala's help, into a shrewd businessman who was keenly
aware of his value. The Morses started buying more and more works, and
eventually became lifelong traveling companions and
friends of the Dali's.
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