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)

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$21,688,635≈ £13,516,537≈ €15,942,837Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumPortrait de Paul ÉluardSotheby's20115,051lots offered1921–2026years recorded84%sold (3,846)$1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Auction results: 4,570 1921–2026
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Most recent sale: $230Sign up free to see Oct 2026, Blomqvist
Record sale: $22MSign up free to see 2011, Sotheby's

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Portrait de Paul ÉluardSotheby's · Feb 2011$21,688,635≈ £13,516,537≈ €15,942,837Sign up to see
Printemps nécrophiliqueSotheby's · May 2012$16,300,000≈ £10,080,396≈ €12,413,373Sign up to see
Chair de poule rhinocérontiqueChristie's · May 2026$7,270,000≈ £5,431,453≈ €6,241,415Sign up to see

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bronze "Christ de Saint Jean de la Croix" depicting Christ on the cross standing on a Roman nail held by stacked stones
Sculpture · ed. 201/350
Ahlers & Ogletree · Apr 21, 2023 · Lot 588
$1,400≈ £1,129≈ €1,275HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Ahlers & Ogletree ↗
Two Wood Engravings from The Divine Comedy
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
19 x 16 in.
Leland Little · Apr 20, 2023 · Lot 2008
$700≈ £564≈ €640HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
Hell Canto 25 , from The Divine Comedy
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Leland Little · Apr 20, 2023 · Lot 2009
$475≈ £383≈ €434HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
The Lady and the Unicorn
Etching · Paper
19 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.
Leland Little · Apr 20, 2023 · Lot 2010
$550≈ £443≈ €503HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
THE DIVINE COMEDY: THE BORDERS OF PHEGETHON (Inferno, Canto 15); MEETING OF THE FORCES OF LUXURY (Paradise, Canto 26); THE BEAUTY OF THE SCULPTURE (Purgatory, Canto 12)
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 19, 2023 · Lot 529
£131≈ $163≈ €149HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
Carmen - Castanets
Sculpture · ed. 7/25
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 19, 2023 · Lot 563
£1,200≈ $1,489≈ €1,362HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (American Inventions) (M. & L. 808-819), 1975
Etching · Paper · ed. 44/450
all I. 14 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (36.2 x 50.2 cm) all S. 29 7/8 x 22 1/4 in. (75.9 x 56.5 cm)
Phillips · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 199
$16,510≈ £13,263≈ €15,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Les Caprices de Goya de Dali (Dali's 'Caprichos' by Goya): 10 plates (M. & L. 862, 865, 873, 885, 889, 904, 919, 921, 923 & 927), 1977
Etching
all I. 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.4 x 21 cm) all S. 17 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (44.8 x 31.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 71
$25,400≈ £20,405≈ €23,150Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Leda Atomica
Lithograph
22 5/8 x 17 inches, sheet (sight): 26 x 19 3/4 inches (image)
Michaan's Auctions · Apr 17, 2023 · Lot 5036
$246≈ £198≈ €224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
The Laser Unicorn Disintegrates the Horns of the Cosmic Rhinoceros (from Conquest of Cosmos suite)
Engraving · ed. 164/195
Image: 29.5" h x 21.8" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 16, 2023 · Lot 29
$850≈ £680≈ €769HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗

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Salvador Dalí signature

2,323 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

lower right638
in the plate107
in the margin93
lower left56
along the bottom56
on the reverse21

Form

signed1,857
signed in pencil398
signed and dated49
stamped signature7
monogrammed5
initialled5

Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; numbered lower left, in pencil, "MC/MM" — Portrait of Katarina Kornel, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; Editioned lower left, in pencil, "MLII/MM" — Scenography for the production "Romeo and Juliet", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; editioned lower left, in pencil, "CC/MM" — The Disintegration of the "Persistence of Memory", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026

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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 domain
The Spectre of Sex-Appeal, 1934
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation · Public domain

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