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Salvador Dali (1904-1989), was a surrealist painter. His unusual pictures made him one of the most publicized figures in modern art.
Dali called his surrealist paintings "hand-painted dream photographs." The pictures show strange, often nightmarish combinations of precisely detailed figures and objects. The barren landscapes and fantastic rock formations of the Spanish region of Catalonia, where Dali was born, appear in a number of his works. Dali's Gala and the Angelus of Millet Immediately Preceding the Arrival of the Conic Anamorphoses illustrates his realistic technique and his use of complicated, puzzling symbols. Dali also created many etchings and lithographs. He designed many of these prints to illustrate books.
Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali was born in Figueras, Spain. He was also a sculptor and jewellery designer. Dali worked with the Spanish film director Luis Bunuel on two surrealist feature films--Un chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog) (1929) and L'Age d'or (The Golden Age) (1930).
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