Saturday, October 22, 2011

Salvador Dali "Song of Songs of Solomon" Etching Forgery.

Auction end date: 9/22/2011
Sale price: $304
Details: 19" x 11" plate; purports to be an image from original intaglio print suite Song of Songs of Solomon titled "Let him kiss mee with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine" (Field catalog #71-17(B) on pp. 70-71), however, this print is numbered "E.A." which does not exist for an original print from this suite.  As noted by Field on p. 238, this print is a forgery.  Sold by eBay user "1crazecollector" purporting to be from Ridgewood, NJ.




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