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Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali, the most famous of surrealist artists, was a highly imaginative artist who was best known for his striking and bizarre images. His most well-known work is "The Persistence of Memory." Asking and answering questions about his life and his work is the purpose of this category.

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Where did Salvador Dali die?

Salvador Dali died January 23, 1989 at Pigueras Hospital in Figueras, Spain. He died of heart failure.

How many paintings did Salvador Dali sell in his lifetime?

Not sure how many he sold exactly, but he painted around 1,000 oil paintings in his lifetime and the bulk of them where sold. A small number where given away (including his most famous: The Persistence of Memory) and others where early life works that only became of value years later.

During his career (1920's to 1970's) Dali would always sell a work. He couldn't paint them quick enough to meet demand. His fellow surrealists coined the anagram 'Avida Dollars' for him as a result.

What art movement was Salvador Dali part of?

His art is Surrealism.
Surrealism which is part of Modernism.

How did Salvador Dali make his work unique?

In Figueres, Barcelona, Paris, US and Figueres again.

In what town in Spain is Salvador Dali buried?

Dalí is buried in a crypt in the Theatre-Museum basement in Figueres in Spain. He is amongst his work.

What did Dali use to paint with?

He also used Dildo's that had been previously used by salvador himself to masturbate. Also his wife would dip them in his oil paint and use it as a type of lube.

What are characteristics of Salvador Dali's style?

I know that Pablo Picasso affected his painting style, and the subject matter mainly came from his own psyche. I also know that the two artist (Picasso and Dali) met at some point.

I hope this helped a little. This is just knowledge I know off of the top of my head.

What is the name of the Salvador Dali painting in the Vatican Museum?

'The Trinity' (Study for The Ecumenical Council). 1960. Oil on canvas. 58.4 x 66 cm. Vatican Gallery

What is the easiest painting by Salvador Dali to recreate?

Click link below to see 240 Dali paintings. You will have to decide for yourself which ones would be the easiest.

What is an original Dali worth?

In 2011 Dali's "Portrait de Paul Eluard" sold for 13.5 million pounds, that is over 21 million dollars.

How many siblings did salvador Dali have?

Salvador Dali had one wife called Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, but he liked to call her Gala. She came from Russia and died on June the 10th in 1982.

Which animal was Salvador Dali's pet?

It is said he called it 'Ozzie'.

This may have been true, but it wasn't it's name. It's name was "Babou" and it is reported as such all over the internet. I have not seen anywhere that he called it "Ozzie".

What was Salvador Dali's second painting?

It is impossible to tell, since he signed blank canvases when he was ill in his last years. Those were used for forgeries.

What colors did Dali use?

the colors of the rainbow YOUR WELCOME sean YA you sean that right i know it was you _i_-_-_i_

Where did Salvador Dali produce most of his work?

The most famous of Salvador Dali's work is probably the painting 'The Persistence of Memory', (1931). He finished a painting with a similar title, 'The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory' in 1954. Another painting from 1954 is 'Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus)'. His final painting 'The Swallow's Tail' was completed in 1983. He was also active in film and sculpture. Dali donated a sketch of 'The Crucifiction' to Riker's Island Jail in New York City, and collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on a dream sequence for the movie 'Spellbound'.

What was salvador Dali favorite food?

a scary cheese man chaseing him off a cliff and falling on a crutch and thats why he has crutches in all of his paintings,because thay saved him from the cheese man.

Differences and smiliatires of salvadoa Dali and edvard munch?

they are both surrealist artists with photographic clarity and quirky, impossible, or odd situations and subject matter

What religion was salvador Dali?

Originally Salvador Dali was an atheist, but later he changed to being a christian

Which art movement is Salvador Dali associated with?

Dalí was a prominent Surrealist painter. He was Spanish Catalan and was born in Figueres, Spain in 1904. His works have bizarre but gripping images while his actual skillset was attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.

His use of symbolism in his work is extremely important, with common use of elephants, eggs, and other animals. 'The Persistence of Memory' (known as the 'melting clocks painting') symbolized the theory that time is relative and not fixed; he was inspired by a runny piece of cheese on a hot day. Dalí also explored other media and forms of art, such as film, sculpture, and photography.

How many years did Salvador Dali stay in America?

carlos santana moved to the us cause his wanted to live the trap life. and kick it with his 3 hunna homies