FAR® Investigates Suspected Dali Fakes - Videos

10 Sets of Park West Dali Prints Examined. Investment? or Rip-off?
A brief summary of the examination by two international Salvador Dali experts, Frank Hunter and Nicolas Descharnes, of ten different sets of Dali prints sold by Park West Gallery for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Forged signatures and outright fake prints were found. Most of the prints examined were worth almost nothing.
Video, September 9, 2009

On Video - Park West Auctioneer Misrepresents Dali Prints
We were recently sent the following link to a video of part of a Park West auction on Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) by an attendee who happens to be a Dali collector. This video was shot on July 19 2009. Two factors are particularly interesting.
Video, July 23, 2009

Park West Gallery Dali Print - $13,000. Forged Dali Signature
A Salvador Dali print sold by Park West Gallery aboard a Carnival cruise ship for over $13,000 was recently examined by two world renowned Dali experts. They found that the signature is a forgery, and that the print with the false signature had a value of $0.00.
Video, May 3, 2009

Experts Examine Another Salvador Dali Print... Signature Forged
A Salvador Dali print sold by Park West Gallery aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was recently examined by two world renowned Dali experts. The verdict? The signature is a forgery, and one which they have been seeing a lot of on prints sold by Park West. Total value? $0.00.
Video, April 27, 2009

Park West Gallery, Fake Dali Print, Fake Dali Signatures
$22,000 worth of art sold by Park West Gallery aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and at a land auction was recently examined by two world renowned Dali experts. The verdict? One of the prints is a fake print with a fake signature. The other is a genuine print with a fake signature. Total value? $0.00.
Video, April 17, 2009

Divine Comedy, Divine Tragedy, Divine Farce - The Saga Continues
This is a follow-up to the Fine Art Registry video entitled Divine Comedy? Divine Tragedy? Or Divine Farce? The Great Park West Dali Half Million Dollar Swindle which should be watched before this video so that this one can be better understood and followed. Two world-renowned experts in the work of Salvador Dali, Frank Hunter of the Salvador Dali Archives Ltd. in New York and Nicolas Descharnes from Paris, compare a near mint set of Divine Comedy Prints recently sold by Sotheby's, to the set of Divine Comedy Prints sold by Morris Shapiro of Park West Gallery to Sharon Day and Julian Howard.
Video, April 11, 2009

Part 2: Divine Comedy? Divine Tragedy? Or Divine Farce? The Great Park West Dali Half Million Dollar Swindle
Part 2 of a 32-minute, two-part documentary. It was a strange gathering in the warehouse environment at MANA Fine Art Storage in Jersey City, NJ, on Monday 8 December 2008. Sharon Day, a London, England based lawyer, but here on this occasion as a former passenger of Royal Caribbean cruise lines and Park West Gallery. Mr. Nicolas Descharnes, of Paris France, an internationally recognized expert on Salvador Dali original art and on Dali fakes. Frank Hunter, Director of the Salvador Dali Archives in New York who helped Albert Field compile the famous Official Guide to the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, himself a world renowned expert on Salvador Dali graphic works. Joe Barabe, an expert in microscopy and scientific forensic examination specializing in art, with McCrone Group of Westmont, IL. Shaul Shemesh, Operations Manager of MANA Fine Art storage in Jersey City, NJ. Teri Franks, CEO of Fine Art Registry. And a video team.
Video, December 22, 2008

Part 1: Divine Comedy? Divine Tragedy? Or Divine Farce? The Great Park West Dali Half Million Dollar Swindle
Part 1 of a 32-minute, two-part documentary in which experts examine a set of Salvador Dali Divine Comedy prints, sold by Park West to two London based lawyers, for over half a million dollars. Examination of the prints show them to be genuine Dali woodblock prints BUT each with a FORGED Dali signature. The prints without the signatures would be worth about $10,000. The prints with genuine Dali signatures would be worth $30-50,000. The prints as they are, with forged signatures, are worth nothing. The video shows how Park West and Royal Caribbean International swindled Sharon Day and Julian Howard out of over half a million dollars. But the story is not over.
Video, December 22, 2008

A Short Summary: Divine Comedy? Divine Tragedy? Or Divine Farce? The Great Park West Dali Half Million Dollar Swindle
A short summary of a full length documentary in which experts examine a set of Salvador Dali Divine Comedy prints, sold by Park West to two London based lawyers, for over half a million dollars. Examination of the prints show them to be genuine Dali woodblock prints BUT each with a FORGED Dali signature. The prints without the signatures would be worth about $10,000. The prints with genuine Dali signatures would be worth $30-50,000. The prints as they are, with forged signatures, are worth nothing. The video shows how Park West and Royal Caribbean International swindled Sharon Day and Julian Howard out of over half a million dollars. But the story is not over.
Video, December 19, 2008

The Truth About Park West at Sea Cruise Line Art Auctions - An Insider's Story
A former Park West auctioneer, Gavin Watson, who pioneered art auctions on cruise ships before Park West Gallery ever got involved or Park West at Sea was formed and later went on to work for Albert Scaglione and Park West, tells the story of how the art auctions on cruise ships began, how they were taken over by Park West and how they dwindled from a fun activity where real bargains were to be had to what they are now, overpriced and often poor quality art sold under heavy pressure for more than it is worth using anything goes sales tactics.
Video, October 10, 2008

Salvador Dali Fakes, Documentary Video
Five part video series in which Fine Art Registry takes Salvador Dali prints to world renowned Dali experts and authorities in Stuttgart Germany, Paris France and New York for their expert opinion, and the overwhelming evidence that these prints, which sold for over $7,000 in one case and over $18,000 in the other, are fakes.
Video, August 28, 2008

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