Meditative Rose

Spotted: "ArtforSaleDiscount.com" on Pinterest via Google Search, 12 May 2018

Salvador Dali, born 11 May 1904, one of the trailblazers of 20th century art. His artistic style summarized: "Surrealist images exploring the subconscious; extensive use of symbolism; barren and bright landscapes; eroticism; religious and scientific themes."

Search for the location and/or ownership of "Meditative Rose" (in some places, "Rose Meditative") was pretty tough online; a Google Answers page came out of search, and it contained false URLs. Other sites talk more about (read: interpret) the work but not much on its provenance. Though scant, I rather appreciated reading from WikiArt, and a news article from New York Daily News.

According to Dali Foundation, it is in private collection, with provenance to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Grant, New York. Tried to find Mr. Arnold M. Grant and got information of a noted lawyer and alumnus of Syracuse University, who donated to an auditorium built to his name.

For the month of May, liwaliw Visuals will celebrate the birth anniversaries of famous artists (of the visual arts, i.e. painters and sculptors), while also celebrating Flores de Mayo.

Reference: Gray, Simon, "Salvador Dali," 501 Great Artists, (London: Apple Press, 2009), pages 408, 409.