Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989)

Spanish-Catalan artist who became one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A skilled draftsman, he is best known for his surrealist work identified by its striking, bizarre, dreamlike images. His painterly skills were influenced by the Renaissance masters. An artist of great imagination, Dalí had an affinity for doing unusual things to draw attention to himself. This sometimes irked those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his critics, since his eccentric manner sometimes overshadowed his artwork in public attention.
Salvador Dali was an active artist in many areas: apart from the paintings he created a scene for Hitchcock's movie "Spellbound", made photos with Man Ray, designed dresses for Elsa Schiaparelli and decors for Les Ballets Russes.

La persistencia de la memoria
(The Persistence of Memory)

Oil on canvas, 1931
9.5" x 13" (24 × 33 cm)
Museum of Modern Art, New York

Lada Atomica

Oil on canvas, 1947-49
24" x 17.8 (61.1 x 45.3 cm)
Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, Figueras

Meditative Rose
(Rosa meditativa)

Oil on canvas, 1958
14.2" x 11" (36 x 28 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Grant Collection, New York

Living Still Life

Oil on canvas, 1956
49.2" x 63" (125 x 160 cm)
The Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida

The Colossus of Rhodes

Oil on canvas, 1954
27" x 15.4" (68.8 x 39 cm)
Kunstmuseum, Bern

Figure at a Window

Oil on canvas, 1925
40.1" x 29.5" (102 x 75 cm)
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

Hallucinogenic Toreador

Oil on canvas, 1969-70
157.5" x 118.1" (400 x 300 cm)
Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida