Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most famous Surrealist paintings. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. Today in history Salvador Dalí was born 119 years ago today Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí of Púbol gcYC was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.īorn in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid.
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