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Salvador Dalí


Born
in Figueres
May 11, 1904

Died
January 23, 1989

Genre
Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction


Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol, was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia.

Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.

Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's film Spellbound.

Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were descende ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 12,573 ratings · 1,052 reviews · 369 distinct works • Similar authors
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The Secret Life of Salvador...
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4.07 avg rating — 3,283 ratings — published 1942 — 33 editions
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Hidden Faces
3.59 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1944 — 58 editions
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Dalí's Mustache
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4.36 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1954 — 11 editions
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The Unspeakable Confessions...
4.07 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1973 — 19 editions
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Dali on Modern Art: The Cuc...
3.61 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1956 — 21 editions
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Dali by Dali
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4.21 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1968 — 12 editions
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El mito trágico de «El Ange...
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“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.”
― Salvador Dali
tags: failure, fear, imperfection, mistakes, perfection, success
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“I don't do drugs. I am drugs.”
― Salvador Dali
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“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.”
― Salvador Dali
tags: age, ambition, dreaming, dreams, youth
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