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Biography

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born in Figueres, Catalonia on 11 May, 1904 and died on 23 January, 1989, known professionally as Salvador Dalí.
He was a painter, sculptor, engraver, production designer and Spanish writer of the 20th century. He is considered one of the foremost representatives of surrealism.

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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 August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media.

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                                                                   (Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí)

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© 2017 Alba Cayuelas Sánchez

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