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Barcelona, Galeries d'Art Catalonia, October 1, 1934. Minuscule (35 x 8 mm). Paperback.Josep Dalmau gallery catalog; Dali's second exhibition in Barcelona. Rare Josep Dalmau gallery catalog; Dali's second exhibition in Barcelona.
In 1934, Dali exhibited at the Exposition du Cinquantenaire at the Salon des Indépendants in the Grand Palais in Paris, disregarding the opinion of the rest of the Surrealists who had decided not to take part, a fact that practically led to his expulsion from the group led by Breton. He then held his first solo exhibition at the Zwemmer Gallery in London, before embarking with Gala on the Champlain for his first trip to the United States.
Two of Dalí's solo exhibitions were held there: one at the Julien Levy Gallery and the other at the Avery Memorial at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Harord (Connecticut).
But five of the paintings would be shown a few months earlier in Barcelona: from October 2 to 4, Josep Dalmau i Rafel, one of the key figures of the Spanish avant-garde since… Read More