The following photographs have been provided to us by the Salvador Dalí Archives Ltd., of New York City. Their provenance is Mara and Giuseppe Albaretto, Turin, Italy.
http://www.salvadordalifakes.com/gallery/dali-fakes-gallery.php
The Albarettos provided these photographs to the Archives sometime in the mid '90s so that the Archives would have a complete record of their Salvador Dalí art collection.
Each photograph is marked on the verso with information, in Italian (see example). In addition, there are numerous rubber stamps with the name and address of the authenticator, one "Professor Doctor Giorgio Pillon". The information includes the title of the work, its dimensions, and occasionally venues where the work was exhibited. The closing statement reads: "Pertanto certifico l'assoluta auutenticita dell'oppera." Translation: Therefore I certify the absolute authenticity of (this) work. Following this statement is the original hand signature of Giorgio Pillon.
These photographs have been scanned and distributed to Dali specialists around the world. The consensus? The vast majority of these works are fraudulent - not by the hand of Salvador Dalí.
We present these works here in their entirety, for all to see, the largest art fraud ever recorded; the largest art fraud disseminated to the world via the Internet. The perpetrators? Stay tuned.
(Clue - artworks sold by Park West Gallery based in Michigan & on cruise ships; other company names from Park West Circle Fine Art Liquidators, and currently Plymouth Auctioneering)
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