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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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What paints did Salvador Dali use on 'Melting Clocks'?
It has been said that he used Blockx; a family business brand of high quality that has been made in Belgium for over 100 years.
They actually quote Dali on their website, as he praised the creator of the paints Jacques Blockx in his 1944 book '50 Secrets of magic craftsmanship' for a list he compiled on the perfect colours for artistic painting.
It must be said that however, nowhere in the book does it state what paints he actually used, although he does refer to individual colours in detail; many of which aren't available from Blockx.
The truth is likely to be he used a mixture of different brands.
Where is the Salvador Dali Museum located?
St Petersburg, Florida Answer 2: And in Figueras, Spain and in Paris, France.
Salvador Dalu claimed to be inspired to paint The Persistence of Memory by watching cheese melt in the sun.
Did Gala Dali have lots of lovers?
yesss she did! first she married to poet paul eluard and as the story goes she turned into a bit of a nympho. eluard encouraged voeyorism and permitted her to mess around with max ernst, a good friend of eluard and famous surrealist/dada artist. however gala left eluard for Dali, who also encouraged her promiscuity. in her seventies she had an affair with Jeff fenholt, who was a member of black sabbath at the time.
Where did Salvador Dali stay in Florida?
He and his wife came to the US in 1940, settled in Pebbles Beach, California, where they lived until they returned to Spain in 1948.
There are no details about shorter stays in NYC or Florida.
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What is the significance of Dali's 'Girl with Hoop'?
The Girl with a hoop is actually a jump rope; it's Alice from Alice in Wonderland!
When he was thirteen, he was apprentice to local artist, José Lusán, who had trained in Naples and who taught Goya to draw and to paint. In 1763 and 1766, he tried without luck for a scholarship of the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid.
Who is the man in the painting Swans Reflecting Elephants by Salvador Dali?
Edward James, a collector of Dali's in the late 1930's
