Salvador Dali Paintings Authentic?

Thanks for the info. But the majority of Dali fakes where prints made in the 1970s (or at least that's when they surfaced). I understand that someone could have easily hand-copied the original, but my point is I can't even find information on the originals to compare with.

I have heard a story that Dali left thousands of sheets of art stock paper and canvases - signed and sometimes dated - around after he died, with instructions to distribute them to anybody who wanted them... He wanted to keep art historians busy after he left the earth. That Dali was a real kidder when it came to Art...

You might want to check with one or both of http://www.salvador-dali.org/eng/index.htmlhttp://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html. They most likely have authentication services.

Do you have some reservation about going to a reputable art appraisal service? I know our local art museum sometimes has free appraisal days.

call a major museum or art auction house. you'll want to be sure. like 100% sure.

The academic journal that I work for publishes a relevant piece of artwork on our cover every issue. We acquire the majority of our images (both the image files and the rights to use them) from two sources, and . Each represents a huge amount of art collections, museums, artists, estates, et cetera, and a great many of their available images can be found on their websites, which can be searched by keyword. In addition, each firm has a research staff that is quite knowledgeable and (at least in my experience) can find just about anything for you if you have something to go on. I'm not sure if this research service is provided to us because we've an account with them, but emailing them is worth a shot.

Thank you for all of your suggestions. I am more than willing to to take the paintings to a reputable authentication service, in fact I would never not consider doing so. But, These paints are in currently in another state and the nearest place I would take the paintings to for review is also in another state. Before I spend the resources and time of many individuals I would like to do a little research on my own. If I peel back a corner and find...Made in Country X then I know not to proceed. What I am unable to find is any records of these paintings or something to go on to help my search. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a publication or site that contains an inventory list of Dali's works. I think it would make me as an owner more prepaired and more aware of the process.

Hmm, I'm sorry -- it looks like my links didn't work. Try these: http://www.bridgeman.co.uk/ http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx

http://www.daliphoto.com/ is one of the leading experts on Dali, I believe he is currently compiling a catalogue raissone of the paintings. While there is already a catalogue of the prints and works on paper, I don't think there is a definitive record of all known Dali paintings. You could email him. You can find examples of Dali's signature and other resources http://web.artprice.com/artistdetails.aspx?src=0&idarti=NzA0MDMyMDAzMTY2MTU= (for a small fee.) If you photograph the paintings, an expert at Christies will immediately tell you if you have anything of real interest for free, via email and without obligation. Email one of the people from the http://www.christies.com/departments/contact.asp?DID=29 department, and politely state your case to them before sending unsolicited attachments. They have helped me on numerous occassions. Be aware that there are politics surrounding the authentication of paintings by artists estates, especially paintings that turn up in attics. Having said that it's very unlikely that 2 Dali paintings would appear out of knowhere anyway - the fact that it is a "real" textured painting on canvas means little. Dali didn't do much technique wise that a talented contemporary artist couldn't replicate, for fun, practice, whatever. Good luck.