Thriftstore Dalí Works Fake?

Another “real or fake” question has come up, this time dealing with Salvador Dalí. Several works attributed to him (and thought to be valued at $76,000) are currently on display next to a disheveled tie rack at a Salvation Army Family Thrift Store in Houston, Texas.

The works were given to the Salvation Army by an anonymous donor, and the man behind a two-year-old appraisal document — which suggests that they are worth more than $76,000 — says that he cannot be sure that they are the same pieces he evaluated and sold.

Brushing the question of authenticity aside, enough people have been interested in the Dalí’s that bids for the art had reached $8,000 for each of the three lots by last Friday.

More from the NY Times here.

Tags: fake art, salvador dali, thriftstore