Salvador Dali, is this real?

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Hello, I picked this up at a local thrift store today. It appears to be real, but so much fraud with his works. It has EA on bottom left and his signature on bottom right, both are in pencil. I believe it is an etching, any help would be greatly appreciated
 

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It might be an "actual lithograph", but there was a scandal back in the 70s I believe, where Dalí had signed a bunch of blank sheets of paper, and then his images were added later by others... or something like that.
:coffeedrinker2: Rick
 
It's pretty easy to find resources to do a little bit of research on your own.
Then if there is still some possibility of it being authentic, take it to an actual art appraiser with the relevant expertise.

I found this forum thread that might help you get started:
www.quora.com

How would I determine if my signed Salvador Dali lithograph paintings are authentic?

Answer (1 of 2): First of all, lithographs are not paintings, but prints produced in multiples. Second, Dali was infamous for pre-signing paper, and letting others do the printing. It is possible that your lithographs are little more than posters. I hope you did not pay much.
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He did a lot of etchings before the pieces Rick is referring to were made. This looks like one of them. There's a obvious plate mark in the photo of the signature.
Best thing to do is get authenticity from the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg, FL., or from some other recognized authority.
 
As a former appraiser, the odds are that it is not an authorized image. I have heard as many as over 350,000 blank sheets were signed in addition to similar numbers of knockoff reproductions sold as authorized reproductions. Fake platemarks are easy to reproduce.
 
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If you like this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in. Comes with a genuine copy of a COA.
 
Here's the book that covers the whole sordid mess.
It should be required reading for wannabe collectors.
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The fraud included works by Miro, Calder, Leger, Matisse, Picasso, and others.
The estimate at the time of publishing was that about 90% of the works attributed to Dali on the market were forgeries.
 
wpfay said:
Best thing to do is get authenticity from the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg, FL., or from some other recognized authority.
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That is a cool museum. Nice building, and a great collection of definite originals.
Larry Peterson said:
If you like this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in. Comes with a genuine copy of a COA.
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Or feel free to just use this one...

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I get inquiries about CA's from people who are concerned with a piece's authenticity. I tell them that a CA is easier to forge than the piece of art was.
Authentication by a museum is almost impossible to get. They cannot afford to be wrong.
 
Larry Peterson said:
If you like this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in. Comes with a genuine copy of a COA.
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I was in Chicago a few years ago and met a guy from New Jersey. His name was Paul and he was kinda crazy - but a genius marketer. He said he sold the Brooklyn bridge - twice, lol. Yeah, right, hahaha. He said "check this out"...

https://www.iboughtthebrooklynbridge.com/ Now You Can Own An Authentic Piece of the Original, World-Famous Brooklyn Bridge and Claim Your Unique Piece of History!

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JFeig said:
As a former appraiser, the odds are that it is not an authorized image. I have heard as many as over 350,000 blank sheets were signed in addition to similar numbers of knockoff reproductions sold as authorized reproductions. Fake platemarks are easy to reproduce.
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A friend has what he believes is a genuine Miró, that he "rescued" when a neighbor threw it away. I told him essentially the same thing about his print. Even if it is lithographically printed, it is likely out of a European art book or some similar source.
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Mybestie said:
Hello, I picked this up at a local thrift store today. It appears to be real, but so much fraud with his works. It has EA on bottom left and his signature on bottom right, both are in pencil. I believe it is an etching, any help would be greatly appreciated
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Check to see if the paper has an infinity symbol embossed or watermarked into the paper. It if does, it's fake. Here's the reasoning: Salvador Dali used Arches watercolor paper for all his prints, but they were all produced before Arches started embossing the infinity symbol into their papers. So if you see the infinity symbol, that's the primary indicator that you have a fake Dali.
 
Hi, Mybestie. Welcome to the Grumble! :)
 
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