Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904–1989)

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Salvador Dalí was a Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, and actor born in Figueres in 1904. He worked within the surrealism movement and was influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Pablo Picasso, and Hieronymus Bosch. His notable works include The Persistence of Memory, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, The Sacrament of the Last Supper, and The Great Masturbator. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and spoke English, Spanish, French, and Catalan.

Dalí was married to Gala Dalí and received the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. He was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. He died in Figueres on January 23, 1989.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1904
Died: 1989
Works: 291

Top works

Le labyrinthe
Dali ... Dali ... Dali ...
Salvador Dali, œuvres anciennes
I Dalì di Salvador Dalì
Metamorphosis of Narcissus

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Film & TV

Figueres, Girona, Catalunya, Spain

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol GYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and…

Known for

The Last Election — Self2026
Enigma — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
Gaumont, the Étrange Anthology — Self (archive footage)2024
Donyale Luna: Supermodel — Self (archive footage)2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders — Self - Painter (archive footage)2019
Mike Wallace Is Here — (archive footage)2019
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique — Self (archive footage)2019
Salvador Dalí: In Search of Immortality — Self (archive footage)2018
Salvador Dalí. In Search of Immortality — Self2018

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1904–1989
Nationality: ES
Role / Field: Writer, Sculptor, Peintres, Painter, Filmmaker, Grafika
Language: spa, fre, fra
Gender: Male

Recorded by 45 libraries

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Official website

Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí | Museus Dalí i compra d’entrades

Visita els Museus Dalí, compra entrades i explora la vida, obra i llegat artístic del geni surrealista.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Salvador
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Figueres
Place of death: Figueres
Spouse: Gala Dalí
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Languages spoken: Catalan
Native language: Catalan
Notable work: The Face of War
Participant in: dOCUMENTA (13)
Field of work: jewelry
Genre: religious art
Movement: surrealism
Official website: www.salvador-dali.org
Image: Dali Allan Warren.jpg
Work location: The Hague
Residence: New York City
Significant event: exhumation

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start of work period: 1922-00-00
influenced by: Hieronymus Bosch
Commons category: Salvador Dalí
date of birth: 1904-05-11
date of death: 1989-01-23
topic's main category: Category:Salvador Dalí
Commons gallery: Salvador Dalí
Commons Creator page: Salvador Dalí
member of: Académie des beaux-arts
birth name: Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech
name in native language: Salvador Dalí i Domènech
end of work period: 1988-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Dalí Theatre and Museum
place of detention: Figueres
cause of death: cardiac arrest
partner in business or sport: Fulco di Verdura
unmarried partner: Amanda Lear
P8168: Billy Key

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Works in European collections

10 objects attributed to Salvador Dalí, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The burning giraffe

Tristan fou

The invention of monsters

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Encyclopedic overview

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.

Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments.

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