Salvador Dalí, the iconic Surrealist master, left an indelible mark on the art world with his eccentric personality and dreamlike works. Today, his pieces command staggering prices, reflecting both their artistic brilliance and historical significance. From his melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory to his bizarre yet captivating illustrations, Dalí's art spans a wide range of values. Prints and smaller works can start in the low thousands, while rare paintings have fetched upwards of $20 million at auction. Factors like provenance, rarity, and condition play a crucial role in determining worth, making each Dalí piece a unique investment in the surreal.

Salvador Dali’s surreal masterpieces are as captivating as they are complex, but authenticating them can feel like stepping into one of his dreamlike worlds. With a market flooded by fakes, unauthorized reproductions, and signed blank sheets from his later years, verifying a Dali artwork—be it a painting, lithograph, print, or sculpture—demands expertise and precision. At Modern Artifact, we’ve spent over a decade navigating this intricate landscape, authenticating hundreds of Dali pieces with a team led by one of the U.S.’s top Dali experts, boasting 30 years of experience.

The Dalí Theatre and Museum in Figueres, Spain, is a labyrinth straight out of Salvador Dalí’s imagination, packed with the world’s largest collection of his surreal works—paintings, sculptures, and more—plus pieces by El Greco and Duchamp. Built on the site of a theater where Dalí first exhibited, it opened in 1974 with his personal collection and now houses his crypt. Skip the map; getting lost is the point, immersing you in his eccentric genius.