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T he Spanish painter Salvador Dali became one of the
best known Surrealist
artists of the last century through his virtuosic painting, bold
dreamworld imagery, and consumate skills as a self-promoter.
Dali was deeply influenced by Sigmund Freud's writings on the
unconscious and dreams, and firmly affixed himself to the developing Surrealistic
groups in Europe during the 1930s. Dali lived in the United States
during the 1940s and early '50s, and developed his extravagant and
eccentric public persona. His paintings became increasingly religious
in theme from the 1950s. He returned to Spain in 1955, and lived an
increasingly reclusive life until his death in 1989.
Dali was a prolific artist who created paintings, prints, sculptures,
book illustrations, jewelry designs, as well as works for the theater
and film. "Man's Professions", a unique series of paintings made
available here as fine quality reproductions, utilize the vivid colors
of Dali's home in the Spanish country and seaside. |
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