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The biggest art dealer, selling the works of Salvador Dali, was untrustworthy tradesman whose income does not prevent the condemnation of the Fund Dali.

Market sculptures created by Salvador Dali, in fact monopolized by one person, but most of the work could be done by the great surrealist, has found in its own investigation into the newspaper The Guardian. As an example, publication of results in five-meter statue of Alice in Wonderland ", which can be bought at the auction opened at the City of London for 1.5 million pounds. But at the same directory there are about thousands of "Alice" of various sizes and colors, many of which appeared only in 2005.

All firms that sell sculptures by Dali, the newspaper writes, belong Beniamino Levi - an Italian art dealer, the owner of Dali's museum in Paris and London, and almost all of them are registered in offshore zones.

The dealer makes no secret that the artist could not make such a huge amount of "Alice" and contends that he bought the rights to transfer images to sculpture, even in 1980 at the Enrique Sabater, secretary and manager of patient Dali. He also said that some contracts were signed directly with the artist, but refused to disclose the publication of any details of contracts or production volume.

Vendors who sell directly to the works of Dali, argue that the artist has personally done or a wax preparation, or a complete layout. In this case, it is known that part of the work based on sketches of the artist, as, for example, the same as "Alice". Actually, the certificate of authentication is based on agreements, "signed by the artist or the legal representative of the artist."

Salvador Dali Foundation The official did not consider these sculptures art. He describes the sculptures of trade as a "vast illusory world", which arose around the work questionable cultural value.

"When you look at these sculptures, you do not know what you see: it may be a work of a series of ten, three hundred in different colors, or even one of the nine. Our Foundation is concerned about the inappropriate use of the name of Dali, and we can not classify these products as works of art. These sculptures are made purely for ornamental purposes "- the head of the Foundation Juan Manuel Sevillano.

Levy calls the words of ordinary Sevillano envy, since the Fund was "very jealous" of his success and he would like to receive the same contract. Business and the truth is very profitable: the estimated production of one small sculpture cost a thousand pounds, and sell it can be at least twenty times more expensive. In an environment of professional art dealers operating results of the Spanish surrealist's name is called "almost Dali" and try not to auction these sculptures. Auction house Sotheby's in New York took to trading only three such works, but could not sell them in the London office with the trades took three sculptures since 2008. Christie's auction never had dealings with sculptures of Dali. "Serious collectors will not touch this stuff" - said one London dealer.

"The name of Dali's use for cheating too credulous public. This is the dark area ", - said Dawn Ades, a leading British scholar of Dali.

Note that Levy has organized about 80 exhibitions of sculptures by Salvador Dali around the world, he leads fund Stratton. Sculpture artist can now be seen at an exhibition in London Moor House and the Dalí Universe, Paris, New York and Shanghai. Dali's work and came to Venice at the Biennale. Common market "almost Dali" is estimated at 60 million pounds.

On the issue of The Guardian, will these sculptures go up in price, Levy said that he could not guarantee it. "To be honest, I can not talk about it, because I do not know what will happen to the stock market. But if you like, you buy "- he said.