What Do Shakespeare, Surrealist Horses and Dali Have in Common?

Salvador Dali’s Purloined Imagery - Caveat Emptor!

In a brief, but nonetheless fascinating article authored by Frank Hunter, Director of the Salvador Dali Archives, Ltd. in New York, entitled Salvador Dali’s Purloined Imagery-Caveat Emptor!, this question is tackled in a precise manner that will leave you a much better informed and subsequently warned collector of Dali prints.

In 1945 Salvador Dali was commissioned to illustrate Shakespeare’s MacBeth for Doubleday publishers and completed 13 illustrations, including one titled The Horses of Duncan, King of Scotland. After his death the copyrights were transferred to the Salvador Dali Foundation. Fast-forward to the 1990’s when persons with less than honorable intentions, decided that the Dali images would be fair game for salable prints. Were there copyrights, permission and/or approval to print, fraudulent signatures? No worries, the artist was dead therefore let the deception game begin.

In this informative article you will discover the difficulties involved in determining the mystery of how this product came about. Puzzling circumstances that can be read at www.fineartregistry.com.