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Salvador Dalí


Born
in Figueres
May 11, 1904

Died
January 23, 1989

Genre
Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction


Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol, was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia.

Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.

Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's film Spellbound.

Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were descende ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 11,488 ratings · 956 reviews · 348 distinct works • Similar authors
Diary of a Genius
3.78 avg rating — 3,489 ratings — published 1964 — 100 editions
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The Secret Life of Salvador...
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4.08 avg rating — 3,102 ratings — published 1942 — 88 editions
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Hidden Faces
3.59 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 1944 — 52 editions
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Dalí's Mustache
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4.37 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1954 — 10 editions
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Les Diners de Gala
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4.39 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1973 — 20 editions
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50 Secrets of Magic Craftsm...
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4.19 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 1948 — 23 editions
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Dali by Dali
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Dali on Modern Art: The Cuc...
3.62 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions
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Oui: The Paranoid-Critical ...
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3.63 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions
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El mito trágico de «El Ange...
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“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.”
― Salvador Dali
tags: failure, fear, imperfection, mistakes, perfection, success
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“I don't do drugs. I am drugs.”
― Salvador Dali
tags: drugs
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“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.”
― Salvador Dali
tags: age, ambition, dreaming, dreams, youth
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