29.8.09

SALVADOR DALI ORIGINALS DONATED TO HOUSTON SALVATION ARMY


AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS GIVEN SEVERAL WORKS BY SPANISH ARTIST SALVADOR DALI TO THE SALVATION ARMY IN HOUSTON, ABC NEWS REPORTED TODAY. THE SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS ARE BEING EXHIBITED AT THE SALVATION ARMY WHERE THEY WERE DONATED ALONG WITH $1 ITEMS OF USED CLOTHES AND OTHER USED AND SLIGHTLY USED GOODS. THE DALI WORKS RANGE FROM ETCHINGS TO PAINTINGS, AS WELL AS A RARE BRONZE CRUCIFIX, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY A CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY. THE STORE'S MANAGERS SAID THAT THE DALI WORKS BELONGED TO AN AFFLUENT HOUSTON WOMAN, AND THEY INVITED ANYONE WITH DOUBTS ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE WORKS INSPECT THEM IN PERSON. THE SALVATION ARMY PLANS TO SELL THE WORKS BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND HAS STARTED TAKING BUDS. SO FAR THE BIDS HAVE REACHED $5,000 FOR A DON QUIXOTE LITHOGRAPH AND THE CRUCIFIX, WHILE OFFERS FOR THE REST OF THE ARTWORKS HAVE REACHED $3,000. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT DALI WORKS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE SALVATION ARMY. IN 2004, SEVERAL SPANISH ARTIST'S WORKS WERE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND AN INTERNET AUCTION WAS CONDUCTED. SALVATION ARMY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THAT ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS COME INTO THE STORE IN PERSON TO CUT OUT INTERNET AUCTION FIRMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE TAKE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE SALE PROCEEDS.

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