Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Figueres
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
- Awards
- 🏆 Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia🏆 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"We know today that form is always the product of an inquisitorial process of matter – the specific reaction of matter when subjected to the terrible coercion of space choking it on all sides, pressing…"
"Most of my readers will have felt the sensation of suddenly falling into the void, just at the point when sleep is going to take them over completely. Waking up with a start, your heart convulsively t…"
"It seems to me perfectly obvious when my enemies, my friends and the public in general pretend not to understand the meaning of the images that arise arid that I transcribe in my pictures, How can you…"
"Let us illuminate my political positions. I have always been against any affiliation.. .I am the only Surrealist who always refused to be part of any organization whatsoever. I was never a Stalinist, …"
"It is difficult to hold the world's interest for more than half an hour at a time.. .I have been successful for twenty years, to the extent that papers publish the most incomprehensible new items of o…"
"Salvador Dalí Art Gallery - Over 1500 paintings, drawings, watercolors and objects"
Works & Publications
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Timeline
1904
Born
Birth1989
Died
Death
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