id: 162080
accession number: 2001.34
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The Dream, 1931. Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989). Oil on canvas; framed: 120 x 120 x 7.7 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.); unframed: 96 x 96 cm (37 13/16 x 37 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.34. © Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: The Dream
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creation date: 1931
creation date earliest: 1931
creation date latest: 1931
current location: 225 German Expressionism & Surrealism
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
copyright: © Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: Spain (Catalonia), 20th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 120 x 120 x 7.7 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.); Unframed: 96 x 96 cm (37 13/16 x 37 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: La Révolution surréaliste
opening date: 2002-03-06T00:00:00
La Révolution surréaliste. Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris cedex O4, France (organizer) (March 6-June 24, 2002).
title: Dalí
opening date: 2004-09-12T00:00:00
Dalí. Palazzo Grassi spa, 30124 Venice, Italy (organizer) (September 12, 2004-January 16, 2005); Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (February 16-May 30, 2005).
title: CMA Highlights
opening date: 2005-06-21T00:00:00
CMA Highlights. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 21-September 11, 2005).
title: Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2006-05-27T00:00:00
Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).
title: Barcelona & Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí (1868-1939)
opening date: 2006-10-15T00:00:00
Barcelona & Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí (1868-1939). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 2006-January 7, 2007); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (co-organizer) (March 4-June 3, 2007).
title: Surréalisme
opening date: 2024-09-04T04:00:00
Surréalisme. Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris cedex O4, France (organizer) (September 4, 2024-January 13, 2025).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA Highlights. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 21, 2005 - September 11, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2005-06-21T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Vicomte Charles [1891-1981] and Vicomtesse Marie-Laure de Noailles [1902-1970], Paris, by exchange to Félix Labisse
date: c. 1930 - c. 1945-1951
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* The Vicomte Charles de Noailles, Dalí's most important patron during his early Surrealist years, may have purchased the painting directly from Dalí, although further research is required to confirm or disprove this speculation. The Noailles certainly owned the painting by 1931, when they are listed as its owners in an exhibition at the Galerie Pierre Colle in Paris.
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Félix Labisse [1905-1982], Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
date: By 1952 - at least 1972
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* Françoise Hersaint, wife of Surrealist collector Claude Hersaint and good friend of Labisse, thought that Labisse had acquired The Dream from the Noailles by exchange between 1945 and 1951, and recalled that when she first visited Labisse's home in 1952, the painting was already in his collection. Labisse certainly had the painting by 1956, when he is listed as its owner in a Dalí exhibition at the Casino de Knokke in Belgium.
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Gerrit Lansing [1942-2010] New York
date: Before 1999
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Daniel Filipacchi [b. 1928] Paris/New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Unknown
date: By 1999 - 2001
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* Weisberger, Edward. Surrealism, Two Private Eyes: The Nesuhi Ertegun and Daniel Filipacchi Collections. New York, N.Y.: Guggenheim Museum, 1999.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
date: 2001-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Pierre Colle (Firm). Exposition Salvador Dalí: du 3 au 15 juin 1931. Paris: Pierre Colle, 1931.
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Exposition internationale du surréalisme, and André Breton. The International Surrealist Exhibition: Thursday, June 11th to Saturday, July 4th, 1936, New Burlington Galleries. London: International Surrealist Exhibition, English Committee, 1936.
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Pauwels, Louis. Salvador Dalí Exposition, Knokke Le Zoute-Albert Plage, Casino Communal, 1 juillet-10 septembre 1956. Bruxelles: Éditions de la Connaissance, 1956.
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Der surrealismus 1922-1942. München: Ausstellunseitung Hans der Kunst, 1972.
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Martin-Méry, Gilberte. Bosch, Goya, et le fantastique; catalogue. Bordeaux, 20 mai-31 juillet, 1957. [Bordeaux]: [Imprimeries Delmas], 1957.
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Sylvain Bellenger, email to William Robinson, April 13, 2001, in CMA curatorial file.
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May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: p. 59' Mentioned: p. 58-59, 118
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"A Selection of Museum Acquisitions." Apollo: The International Magazine for Collectors (December 2001): 56.
page number: Reproduced: p. 56
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Cleveland Museum of Art, “Major Salvador Dali Painting Acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art,” April 20, 2001, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr4385
Spies, Werner. La révolution surréaliste: exposition présentée au Centre Pompidou, Galerie 1, 6 mars-24 juin 2002. Paris, France: Centre Pompidou, 2002.
page number: Reproduced: p. 205
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Spies, Werner. Die surrealistische Revolution. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2002.
page number: Reproduced: p. 209
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Spies, Werner. Der Surrealismus: Kanon einer Bewegung. Köln, Germany: DuMont, 2003.
page number: Reproduced: p. 119
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Ades, Dawn. Dalí: The Centenary Retrospective. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 2004.
page number: Reproduced: p. 152-153
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Robinson, William H., Jordi Falgàs, Carmen Belen Lord, and Josefina Alix Trueba. Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, 2006.
page number: Reproduced: p. 352
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Kolberg, Gerhard. Salvador Dalí: la Gare de Perpignan ; Pop, Op, Yes-yes, Pompier ; [Museum Ludwig, Köln, 18. März bis 25. Juni 2006]. Ostfildern. Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2006.
page number: Reproduced: p, 53, fig. 58
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Treasures of the Cleveland Museum of Art. London, United Kingdom: Scala Books, 2012.
page number: Reproduced and mentioned: p. 314-315
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Grenier, Catherine, and David Radzinowicz. Salvador Dalí: The Making of an Artist. Paris: Flammarion, 2012.
page number: Reproduced: P. 113
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 300
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Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23
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Bergez, Daniel, and Kate Deimling. Painting the Dream: From the Biblical Dream to Surrealism. New York; London: Abbeville Press Publishers, 2018.
page number: Reproduced: P. 234, no. 177
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Poullain, Christine, Dir. Le rêve. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais, 2016.
page number: Reproduced: p. 21, fig. 3
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Roglán, Mark A. Spanish Art in America. Madrid, Spain : Ediciones El Viso 2016.
page number: Reproduced: p. 83
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Bergez, Daniel. Peindre le rêve: des rêves bibliques au surréalisme.
Paris : Citadelles & Mazenod, 2017.
page number: Mentioned: p. 233; reproduced p. 234.
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Descharnes, Robert, and Gilles Néret. Salvador Dali: The Paintings 1904-1989. Köln: Taschen, 2019.
page number: Reproduced: P. 165, no. 361
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Dialer, Corinne. Oneirische Oszillation: Zum Neuzeitlichen Bildthema des Künstlertraums. Hildesheim: Olms; [München]: UB, Universitätsbibliothek Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2022.
page number: Mentioned: P. 104, abb. 57; Reproduced: P. 244, abb. 57
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Breton, André, and Centre Georges Pompidou. Surrealism. Edited by Didier Ottinger and Marie Sarré. [England]: ACC Art Books, 2024.
page number: Reproduced: p. 29
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