1968
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
Find original Salvador Dalí paintings, prints, sculptures and other works on 1stDibs.
Individual Diane De Poitiers
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Woodmere, OH
Salvador Dalí's Hand-Colored Copper Etchings on Arches are exquisite works that combine meticulous craftsmanship with Dalí’s surreal imagination. These pieces are created using the c...
Etching
Hippies Suite: Woman in The Waves
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Woodmere, OH
Salvador Dalí's Hand-Colored Copper Etchings on Japon are distinguished artworks that blend the meticulous technique of copper etching with Dalí's imaginative surrealism. Dalí used c...
Copper
Individual Notre Dame
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Woodmere, OH
Salvador Dalí's Hand-Colored Copper Etchings on Japon are distinguished artworks that blend the meticulous technique of copper etching with Dalí's imaginative surrealism. Dalí used c...
Etching
Apollinaire Suite: Woman with Parrot
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Woodmere, OH
Salvador Dalí's Hand-Colored Copper Etchings on Japon are distinguished artworks that blend the meticulous technique of copper etching with Dalí's imaginative surrealism. Dalí used c...
Etching
Apollinaire, The 1914-1918 War
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Woodmere, OH
Salvador Dalí's Hand-Colored Copper Etchings on Japon are distinguished artworks that blend the meticulous technique of copper etching with Dalí's imaginative surrealism. Dalí used c...
Etching
Daisy
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Salvador Dali -- Homage To Mercure
By Salvador Dalí
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Salvador Dali Hommage à Mercure, 1973 Hand signed lower right Numbered 10 / 150 lower left. Printed by Ateliers Rigal, Paris. Published by Joseph Foret, Paris. Reference Michler...
Engraving
Sainte Lucie
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Sainte Lucie Etching and watercolour from 1974. The edition 219/450. Dimensions of work: 90 x 63.5 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Field, 73-3; Michler, ...
Watercolor, Etching
Portrait de Marguerite Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1969
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Portrait de Marguerite (Portrait of Marguerite) Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 142/145. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand si...
Drypoint, Etching
Femme à le béquille
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Femme à le béquille Etching from 1969. 66/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt. Refere...
Etching
Salvador Dali - Marguerite - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Marguerite - Original Etching from "Faust" suite Stamped signature, as issued From the standard edition of 731 Edition number 7 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm Edition Arg...
Etching
Femme-feuille
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Femme-feuille Etching from 1969. 66/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt. Reference: M...
Etching
