Authenticating a Salvador Dali print?

[GalleriaX01]

I saw a few Salvador Dali prints in a secondary art market.. I read there could be a lot of fake / forged Dali prints so seeing his signature is obviously not enough.

How do you authenticate this one? Dali holds some significance to my mom so it'll be special to add his work to my little collection :')

 

[BoulevardOfBrokenDreams]

here are a few things that I usually do when I want to check for print authenticity:
1. use the reverse google image search and check if it's in the collection of any museum, check if there are any other sale records for this edition, and check for current listings of the same edition.
2. Check the Certificates of authenticity and reputation of the CoA issuer
3. Check any listed in any catalogue raisonne
if you purchase it, find any experts who would authenticate the work for you
goodluck

 

[andywarhoe]

here are a few things that I usually do when I want to check for print authenticity:
1. use the reverse google image search and check if it's in the collection of any museum, check if there are any other sale records for this edition, and check for current listings of the same edition.
2. Check the Certificates of authenticity and reputation of the CoA issuer
3. Check any listed in any catalogue raisonne
if you purchase it, find any experts who would authenticate the work for you
goodluck

i'd say the same but @BoulevardOfBrokenDreams already did it. google works wonders for this one! but of course you're really gonna need a coa that's the safest bet if you want something authentic. just that they cost so much, beware!

 

[Brain.box]

adding to what @BoulevardOfBrokenDreams has said, you can also get a professional appraiser to examine it, or even see if a major auction house like Sotheby's can verify it.

 

[psy02]

here are a few things that I usually do when I want to check for print authenticity:
1. use the reverse google image search and check if it's in the collection of any museum, check if there are any other sale records for this edition, and check for current listings of the same edition.
2. Check the Certificates of authenticity and reputation of the CoA issuer
3. Check any listed in any catalogue raisonne
if you purchase it, find any experts who would authenticate the work for you
goodluck

Thanks for sharing. You're a hero.

 

[antonov]

I saw a few Salvador Dali prints in a secondary art market.. I read there could be a lot of fake / forged Dali prints so seeing his signature is obviously not enough.

How do you authenticate this one? Dali holds some significance to my mom so it'll be special to add his work to my little collection :')

I've been seeing a lot of this whole print thing in this forum and I'm a little sad about it. We do respect old artists who brought light to painting techniques and styles, like Dali. But I don't really see the hype of prints. They are too expensive but they're just as is... a print. Maybe we can normalize having artists remake art as an ode to the original.

 

[silversrayleigh]

here are a few things that I usually do when I want to check for print authenticity:
1. use the reverse google image search and check if it's in the collection of any museum, check if there are any other sale records for this edition, and check for current listings of the same edition.
2. Check the Certificates of authenticity and reputation of the CoA issuer
3. Check any listed in any catalogue raisonne
if you purchase it, find any experts who would authenticate the work for you
goodluck

Here it is!! Not all heroes wear capes.

 

[MatildaBella]

I've been seeing a lot of this whole print thing in this forum and I'm a little sad about it. We do respect old artists who brought light to painting techniques and styles, like Dali. But I don't really see the hype of prints. They are too expensive but they're just as is... a print. Maybe we can normalize having artists remake art as an ode to the original.

I agree about the remaking but no, they're not just prints. They are more than just prints, you feel the presence of the original artist, his expression through those prints.

 

[ArtfulExplorer]

I saw a few Salvador Dali prints in a secondary art market.. I read there could be a lot of fake / forged Dali prints so seeing his signature is obviously not enough.

How do you authenticate this one? Dali holds some significance to my mom so it'll be special to add his work to my little collection :')

That's awesome that you're looking to add a Salvador Dalí piece to your collection! To make sure it's the real deal, you shuold definitely take a close look at the signature and date. Remember, Dalí stopped signing prints after 1980, so anything that's signed after that is likely a fake. Also, check the paper and watermark, since authentic Dalí prints were usually made with specific types of paper that faetured a watermark. You'll often find edition numbers and titles on genuin prints, so if those are missing or hard to see, that's something to be cautious about. For more trustworthy authentication, you might want to think about using professional services like the Salvador Dalí Gallery or AutographCOA. And if you're up for it, feel free to share some detailed photos