Salvador Dali painting discovered in US thrift store
9News Staff
An original artwork by surrealist master Salvador Dali has been discovered hanging in a US thrift shop.
The painting was created by Dali during the 1950s as part of a series on the classic Italian medieval poem The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri.
A Salvador Dali painting has been discovered in a US thrift shop. CNN
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Thrift shop volunteer Wendy Hawkins discovered the painting in January, the Virginia Pilot reported.
Art appraiser Melanie Smith said the piece fit with other Dali works.
It sold to a Portsmouth couple for $1200.
The money will go to the Outer Banks charity, which runs a shelter for runaway teens, victims of violence, and human trafficking.
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