Juan Manuel Sevillano, managing director, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation.[Photo provided to China Daily]

"Everything in China is exciting. It's rich and has lots of energy. But some buyers might have bought something not made or authorized by Dali, " says Sevillano.

He says the foundation wants to educate people so they understand what they are buying.

"China will have another large retrospective of Dali one day. We're working on it. It takes at least six years," says Sevillano.

He also says that some Chinese museums are talking of cooperating with the foundation to promote works of the Spanish artist.

Meanwhile, another Dali show, Dali's Fantastic Universe, was held in Shanghai in September.

Held at Bund18, it displayed about 300 works by the artist.

It was organized by Stratton Foundation, whose founder claimed to be one of Dali's dealers.

The K11 Art foundation held an exhibition of Claude Monet's works last year in Shanghai.

Shanghai has a taste for art, says Adrian Cheng, the founder of the K11 Art Foundation.