Community Chat

[Lindsays Grandma]

Cute story...

Joy collects Salvadore Dali art and has been purchasing some from the Salvadore Dali Gallery in San Juan Capistrano, California. I have two of Dali's signed and numbered lithographs I purchased in 1977 and am considering selling them. I brought up the Gallery website and they show copies of letters from people thanking them for the help given them. Joy is one of their happy customers. I spoke with the gentleman who runs the gallery and he told me Joy has purchased from them and I told him I know, and how much I admire her and that I watched her when she had her show.

A few weeks later he called me and told me he contacted Joy to tell her she has a fan who also loves Dali's art and she told him if I sell my lithographs to his Gallery she will send me an autographed picture. Unfortunately, the market has been in a slump for years and his offer was less than I paid for them. I'm not desperate so I'll keep them for now.

[Bestdressed]

I would try to contact Joy Behar and sell her the Dali lithographs directly. Maybe she has a website or facebook. You could probably at least double your money. I am not sure if this would be a conflict of interest...depending on how far your conversation with consigning at the gallery went?

[Lindsays Grandma]

On 2/1/2015 Bestdressed said: I would try to contact Joy Behar and sell her the Dali lithographs directly. Maybe she has a website or facebook. You could probably at least double your money. I am not sure if this would be a conflict of interest...depending on how far your conversation with consigning at the gallery went?

There was no consignment or agreement made. His price was lower than what I paid for them in 1977. He did agree, however, because of the information I gave him, they are authentic. There was a period when fakes infiltrated the market.

[Ms X]

Is it possible that he's lying just to get the lithographs at an unfair price? If you consider inflation alone, how could they be worth less now than in 1977? I wouldn't sell them at that price.

[Puzzle Piece]

On 2/2/2015 Ms X said:

Is it possible that he's lying just to get the lithographs at an unfair price? If you consider inflation alone, how could they be worth less now than in 1977? I wouldn't sell them at that price.

Good point. Lots of counterfeits in the art world and some folks push them off as genuine. Maybe he was testing you.

I would rather have the money than a photo of Joy.

[happygolfcartrider]

Why would anyone want an autographed anything from her?

[glb613]

On 2/2/2015 golfcartrider said:

Why would anyone want an autographed anything from her?

[croemer]

On 2/2/2015 Hildegarde Withers said:

On 2/1/2015 Lindsays Grandma said:

<em>A few weeks later he called me and told me he contacted Joy to tell her she has a fan who also loves Dali's art and she told him if I sell my lithographs to his Gallery she will send me an autographed picture.<br /></em>

Did he really think that was an offer you couldn't refuse?

Waahhhhhhhahahahahaha

[lovescats]

On 2/2/2015 glb613 said:

On 2/2/2015 golfcartrider said:

Why would anyone want an autographed anything from her?

Yeah I like her but to me it would just be clutter. Wonder if it would be framed like someone would hang in a restaurant or something.

[Bestdressed]

I'd like her autograph on the check... When I doubled my money selling them to her!