Salvador Dali

[walsand]

I am looking for someone to give online advice/valuation on a Salvador Dali framed picture. Any help please?

[VillageVicar]

About 2 years ago I sold a large Dali collection to a chap who works at the US Embassy in Mexico. There's a large group of collectors out there. which you can access by subscribing to the Dali groups in Yahoo.

Alternatively, you could contact Christies direct at:

http://www.christies.com/howtosell/overview.as p

Just a personal note. I had originally gone to Albert Field's office to seek a valuation. It was an 'interesting' experience. I was very pleased to have subsequently met other Dali collectors after that event.

http://daliarchives.com/authentication_form.ht m

I wish you well

Fr Bill

[andy-hughes]

You need to be very careful - Dali was a famously money-oriented artist, and he was known to sell forgeries of his work which he signed, and there are many instances of forged signatures on prints and sketches.

Getting your Daliu formally authenticated as the real thing is a good place to start/

[VillageVicar]

Andy: You are absolutely right! Personally, I never cared for Dali and I was quite glad to get rid of the collection. It was a bit of a nightmare, particularly for the reasons you mention!

My dealings with Albert Field's office made it even more complex! Dali was known to sign blank sheets of art paper; they were later printed. Very complex.

As a boy I met the man at the Sherry Netherland with my father. When he walked into the restaurant, you could see that he wanted people to 'notice' him. And my father and I were surprised to see him again, two days later, in the Edwardian Room at the Plaza. (He stayed/lived further downtown at the St Regis). I remember my father telling me that Dali always wanted people to invite him to their table so he could have a free meal. I don't know if that's true, but from his behaviour, I can easily imagine it.

Walsand, I sold my collection of Miguel De Cervantes' Saavedra's Don Quichotte. I'd be glad to share any information I may still have from research we did at the British Library, if this will help you. Also, I would suggest that if your work is 'validated' it should have come with a providence.

I wish you every success

Fr Bill