Help Idenifying Salvador Dali Artwork

[JClay]

Hello everyone - new guy here.

My parents just passed and I have a bunch of stuff from the house I could use help with. I'm starting with 2 Salvador Dali prints - my parents travelled the world and collected lots of artwork over the years. I saw a recent similar thread and if I could get help like the other poster that would be great. I know nothing about art.
These have been hanging in my parent's home almost 40 years.

One is a pencil-signed limited-numbered color plate (246/250) with certificate of authenticity called "Madonna" from a gallery in NYC dated 1978. The image measures 19" by 13" but the frame is much bigger. There is glittery gold sprinkled over certain areas.

Other one appears to be a ball point pen with "A.E." under the pencil signature- signed/dated from '62. This has no COA and measures 11-1/2" by 8" and signed in pen.

Both are professionally framed and in excellent condition. The back of each frame is sealed in paper. I would like to move them but I have no idea of value. Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Jeff in Connecticut

 

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[DCMetal]

Interestingly, the one that you have labeled as "Modonna" is listed as "Lady Godiva" on an auction site. It was listed in January as a limited edition litho #300 but did not sell. It was estimated to go for $1,500 - $1,800.

Here is the link: Salvador Dali-Limited Edition Lithograph-Lady Godiva : Lot 360

This could be a pencil version of his final version of "Lady Godiva" which is very colorful. Keep in mind, even galleries and auctioneers get it wrong sometimes. Dali is one of those artists who's works can be tricky to identify.

Yours might be an offset lithograph, which is a modern printing press method to produce high-quality reproductions faster than manually-produced lithographs. Not sure if it's the lighting, but yours seems a little faded, which if it is an actual lithograph, could impact price. I sold a Dali lithograph last year for $900 and that was a good price for the buyer.

It might be a good idea to first try to figure out what you have rather than who you have. Is it a litho (an authorized copy of the artists work), or an offset litho, etc. Also, if the matting inside the frame is not acid free, it will cause yellowing around the edges. If so, you should have it reframed with acid-free paper.

Where in Connecticut are you located? If you're near a Doyle, Sotheby, etc, they have some local offices where you can schedule an appraisal. If it's authentic, they'll give you an auction price and offer to put it up for auction, which you're not obligated to do. Don't take it to a local auction company. The chances of getting a true Dali expert are unlikely.

Along with all of the other advice above that should be enough to get you started. Also, DCMATT is correct about Don Quixote. I think there are two version. Good luck! Keep us posted.

 

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