Salvador Dalí
Spanish · 1904–1989 · Painter, Printmaker
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise… (Wikipedia)
What is a Salvador Dalí worth?
Most sell for $480 to $2.4kSign up free to see at auction (median $1kSign up free to see, 4,145 priced sales).
- Record $21,688,635Sign up free to seePortrait de Paul Éluard, Sotheby's, Feb 2011
- Oct 2026 $1,300Sign up free to seeFour Wood Engravings from the Divine Comedy, Leland Little
- Oct 2026 $300Sign up free to seeTéléphone Mou (Soft Telephone), Leland Little
- Oct 2026 $300Sign up free to seeArachne, Leland Little
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Recent Salvador Dalí works sold for $300 to $1.3kSign up free to see.
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- Auction results
- 4,914 1921–2026
- Price range
- $10–$22MSign up free to see
- Median price
- $1kSign up free to see 4,145 sold
- Most recent sale
- $1.3kSign up free to see Oct 2026, Leland Little
- Record sale
- $22MSign up free to see 2011, Sotheby's
Recent sales: Four Wood Engravings from the Divine Comedy · Téléphone Mou (Soft Telephone) · Arachne
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48 works by Salvador Dalí with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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Record prices
- Portrait de Paul ÉluardSotheby's · $21,688,635≈ £13,516,537≈ €15,942,837Sign up to see
- Printemps nécrophiliqueSotheby's · $16,300,000≈ £10,080,396≈ €12,413,373Sign up to see
- Chair de poule rhinocérontiqueChristie's · $7,270,000≈ £5,431,453≈ €6,241,415Sign up to see
Salvador Dalí’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
4 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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4,974 results · page 123 of 125
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000
- Our Historical Heritage, 1975Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,800
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$380,000–550,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500
![[Cavaliers en tournoi] (Duel in the Sun) by Salvador Dalí, engraving without color on Auvergne cream wove paper, offered Oct 2016](/img/lot/cmuimolu1jqyveriqs1tf/small)
![[La rubia] (Vigor of Youth) (F. 79-1A) by Salvador Dalí, 1977, photolithograph and etching on paper, offered Oct 2016](/img/lot/cmuimolu19v7vsjhis4yy/small)
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Also offered, result not published (484)
Lots by Salvador Dalí that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Salvador Dalí signature
2,521 catalogued lots by Salvador Dalí record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (64% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; numbered lower left, in pencil, "MC/MM"
— Portrait of Katarina Kornel, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; Editioned lower left, in pencil, "MLII/MM"
— Scenography for the production "Romeo and Juliet", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; editioned lower left, in pencil, "CC/MM"
— The Disintegration of the "Persistence of Memory", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
About Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
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In museum collections
Saint-Georges et le Dragon de Salvador Dalí, 1984
Château de Pommard · Public domainThe Spectre of Sex-Appeal, 1934
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation · Public domain
