no chance now that mr bollock chops is on the scene

I think the flash in the pan is gone....

I paid $180 for my Too Louis, had it for 7 months. I decided that it would not make the wall and sold it for $625 3 months ago.
My Legend (pink) was purchased in the secondary market a year ago for $175. last week someone offered me $1300 for it.
It's one of my favorite prints. I can't let it go.
I think that some of MBW prints will increase. Some by a little margin.
I think that right now all the flippers are keeping the recent prints at cost or below.
Once, if ever, MBW has his London show, the value will increase. As do most artist collection right before and during a show. After the show some drop (Neate) and some do not (Parla).
With all the anti-MBW banter out there, it's still hype for him, which keeps him on the radar.

Yes, you are

you're silly!
I've never purchased a new MBW release to flip.
The LTWT print I'm trying to sell was not purchased. I got mine from MBW for free.
(for waiting a while on a print I did purchase. LTWT came as a gift for waiting in the tube.). I'm not a Hendrix fan, so why would I keep it. Besides, with my Insect, Miss Bugs, Shep, Prefab77, Handiedan, Joe Black, Conor Harrington, Salvador Dali, MBW, and after tomorrow...Judith Supine.(If I'm quick enough.) There isn't much wall space left.

What dali do you have ?

Walshy, I have One of the WoodBlock prints of
Dante's Divine Comedy
Purgatory-Canto 33
1960-1964
12x10 inches
signed and numbered 33 of 150
(sorry for the glare, iPhone photo)

c'mon Otto 12x10 isn't taking up that much space.



sweet piece.

Yer it was a college art trip so we were checking out the Gaudi stuff too, The gaudi work is insane, some of the buildings make you feel like your in a fairey tail. La sagrada familia is one of the most impressive structures im ever likely to see.

Although we went to Bilbao to see the guggenheim and that is also on another level, especially with the koons dog outside

I'm back for only a moment (still dont' like the new color of the board, or that the print scene has been dominated by a good deal of schlock - no I'm not specifically targeting MBW, but I include him)

Don't by Dali from an art gallery. Seriously. He is the most overpriced art gallery painter by a country mile - as most people respond to name and his value as an important artist - not realizing his drastic oversupply.

Dali published prints by the THOUSANDS. You should absolutely purchase from the Ebay (with rock solid provenance) or from an auction house - though ironically auction house won't accept a lot of Dali pieces because they fail to bring high prices due to his market being so flooded. (I'm not talking originals, I'm talking lithographs etc.)

MBW fans take note...

Dali churned out massive numbers of prints - lithos usually - in his later years and was a money making machine.

He was so hyped (though deservedly so) that they would have Dali just sit and sign all day blank paper and then print onto it later. (I haven't looked it up for a while, so I could be wrong on this, but I think I've seen an "After Dali" hand signed prints because he signed stacks of litho paper before he died, and then they would print onto it)

That said, there are some works that people payed $5000 for in the 1980s that they would be lucky to get $500 for now. I gave an laymans appraisal on a piece like this once (after some research) and the person didn't even believe me. They were insistent that they bought it from a top gallery for $5000, and didn't want to hear my explanation that the edition size was something ungodly on the piece.

Also, yes there are forgeries out there - but since most Dali work post 1960 was held in such high esteem and had such established collector value - you generally can find pieces from estates with airtight provenance - as it was kept by the owner in a file thinking it was a prized possession.

Also note, this is why you should be very careful of this recent art bubble, as its fed almost entirely by speculative buyers who recognize the collector value of the work and take care of it - hence maintaining a high supply even after demand might peak.

When buying Dali, you want to look for older pieces, with low editions (though editions with Dali can be deceptive as he has so many variations of themes), MUST be certified hand signed at least.

Hand finish really makes a huge difference in price in the Dali market - difference between $500 and $10,000 say - as there is a massive supply of Dali prints but once you start getting into Originals, the prices are so high, that the gradation from print to even minor hand embellishment is drastic.

I don't know a thing content wise about which pieces are particularly valued when it comes to Dali. Clearly I know which Dali museum pieces people value, but with Dali, this could mean the print variations of those high value museum piece are actually cheaper because he targeted his releases based on what the market wished to buy and then would produce high quantities. I'm not saying I know this to be fact, I'm merely saying take this into account, though long term, some of those piece may be good buys now as Asian art markets become more savvy to famous Western artists and some Dali prints can be bought for a lark - though there is no guarantee this will manifest in a future price rise.

I'm not a Dali expert by any means - but I wanted to add this two cents because I have always drawn parallels between Dali and other artists that flood their market.

nice post raiden - very informative and relevant.

and otto, you do have some great taste... that's a nice piece you have there.

well, i wouldn't say it's an american thing.... more like american idiot.

sorry. you can fill in as needed.

well, i wouldn't say it's an american thing.... more like a ______ idiot.

I'd say.....
dogmatic