Salvador Dali prints which spent 50 years gathering dust in a London garage sell for nearly £20,000 By Matt Drake Published: 20:34, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 20:37, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments A collection of Salvador Dali prints discovered in a London garage after a clear-out have sold for almost £20,000 at auction. The 11 forgotten lithographs by the renowned Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali were found at a house in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London after spending 50 years gathering dust. They had been bought for £500 from an art gallery at a closing-down sale during the 1970s before spending decades languishing in a garage.
The 'treasure trove' of artwork was found recently after the seller was having a clear-out while preparing to move abroad. The collection was tipped to fetch £5,000 when it went under the hammer today at Hansons Richmond in London but ended up selling for four times as much at £19,750. Pictured, the 11 lithographs by the renowned Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador Dali Lot 10 of the auction, a signed Salvador Dali limited edition lithograph which sold for £4,900 The prints, bought in the 1970s at an art gallery closing-down sale for £500, sparked worldwide media interests and intense competition between online and phone bidders Catalonia-born surrealist Salvador Dalí (pictured) received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid A limited-edition abstract colour lithograph of nude figures signed by Dalí in pencil was the most .