Dali

by Jacques Dopagne

Librarian's Note: this is the original edition of - ISBN 10: 0810980738

A book on Dali, with all of its components supervised by the artist himself. Its dust jacket was designed by Dali to resemble a candy box.
The illustrations are juxtaposed with Dali's own thoughts and subjects that most deeply concerned him - war, his wife Gala, space/time, eroticism and mysticism.

Genres: Art

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

One problem with this book is the reproductions of Dali's paintings--the colors in his works are not so saturated as they appear in the plates of this book.

On the other hand, I have two other books that include reproductions of Dali's work, and this is the only one of the three that includes The Persistence of Memory.

Acquired Apr 1, 1985
Cheap Thrills, Montreal, Quebec

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful guide to the development of Dali's astonishing range of paintings, including a biography and 80+ plates showing the Gala-inspired wonders that are so photo-real, to the wonderful soft clocks, the shocking risqué unreality and Bosch-like grotesqueries that explode out at you from almost every page.

Dali was, and still is, one of the greatest painters in fine - and foul - art.