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by Alexandria | 20 April 2019 · 10:22 am

Salvador Dalí, Surrealism

#ArtSaturday Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol, 1904 – 1989, known as Salvador Dalí, Spanish Surrealist painter

Salvador Dali, photo by Carl van Vechten, 1939 pic.twitter.com/HJJLQFp0L3

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
When young, Dalí was constantly accused of trying to stand out by wearing odd clothes and wearing his hair long. Later, he modeled his mustache after that of painter Diego Velasquez, whom he admired. pic.twitter.com/GZsTaocM8t

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí first gained international attention and respect as a painter of Realism. In fact, he painted objects realistically his entire life, though he is most remembered for his later works.https://t.co/h3HY0dyokw

Figure at a Window, 1925 pic.twitter.com/UZaUGhGIFc

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1939, French writer André Breton, known as the co-founder of the Surrealism movement, invented a derisive nickname for Dalí – Avida Dollars – which may be phonetically translated as “eager/hungry for dollars”

Dalí by Allan Warren pic.twitter.com/ryjkMrwYr2

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Breton disdained the “increasing commercialization of Dali’s work” and thought Dali “sought self-aggrandizement through fame and fortune.”

Dalí and Cats, Photo by Phillipe Halsman, 1948
(support wires visible) pic.twitter.com/TxpM2CqmKF

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement from the early 1920s whose aim was to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality.”

My Wife Contemplating Her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs & Three Vertebrae Becoming a Column and the Sky, 1959 pic.twitter.com/9PMBCn8DMn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealist artists painted illogical scenes in order to allow the subconscious to express itself.

The Persistence of Memory, 1931 pic.twitter.com/ZKFqS73fgd

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí, who admired Freud and was well-read, considered imagination and dreams equally important to intellectual thought.

Dalí’s Lobster Telephone, 1936, became symbolic of Surrealism pic.twitter.com/cptEmX2wEm

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism features the element of surprise, which forces the viewer to become more intellectually and emotionally engaged with the work.

The Anthropomorphic Cabinet, 1936 pic.twitter.com/4Il5jyi5tr

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism features the unexpected juxtaposition of objects, startling viewers into a deeper examination of the work.

Giraffe on Fire, 1937 pic.twitter.com/iYtX15mgtS

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
André Breton, co-founder and principal leader of Surrealism, considered the movement to be political and “above all, revolutionary.”

Metamorphosis of Narcissis, 1937 pic.twitter.com/cO8IrtRAGb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Most artists in the Surrealism Movement considered their art as the expression of the political and philosophical tenets of the Movement.

Bacchanale, 1939 pic.twitter.com/lvaxFQ5J2Q

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí himself was always either vague or ambiguous about the relationship between politics and art, though he clearly adopted many other tenets of Surrealism.

Swans Reflecting Elephants, 1937 pic.twitter.com/URUVWZ6cbV

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1939 with the start of World War II, because Dalí would never publicly and unambiguously commit himself to the revolutionary political aspects, many other Surrealist artists spoke of him as if he were already dead.

The Face of War, 1940 pic.twitter.com/4fnePDT6Hc

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí greatly admired Freud & met him in 1938. After Dalí began to sketch his idol, Freud said to others, “This boy is a fanatic,” which apparently delighted Dalí when he was told about the comment.

Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938 pic.twitter.com/vDqN8zYyff

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1940, Dalí and his wife moved to the United States.

Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire, 1940 pic.twitter.com/lJqqZzNaKo

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí lived in the US for 8 years.

Geopolitical Child Watching the Birth of the New Man, 1943 pic.twitter.com/qlcNLD73Hf

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
An Italian friar claimed to have performed an exorcism on Dalí in 1947; in 2005 a sculpture said to be by Dalí was found on the friar’s estate: it was said to have been given by the artist in gratitude for the exorcism.

The Elephants, 1948 pic.twitter.com/J8LQGTDFHj

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1948: Dalí and his wife Gala returned to their home in Spain.

Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 pic.twitter.com/jsE7qlt7UG

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí and his wife wintered in Paris or New York, but otherwise lived in Spain the rest of their lives.

Leda Atomica (one of Dalí’s most popular paintings, with his wife Gala as model), 1949 pic.twitter.com/UonEDvPQ5V

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In later life, Dalí became interested in science and mathematics.

Madonna of Port Lligat, 1950 pic.twitter.com/NoQTtYOvf3

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1968: Dalí purchased a castle for his wife, where she lived alone. Dalí publicly admitted that he could not visit without “express written permission” from Gala.

Raphaelesque Head Exploding, 1951
(wife Gala is the model) pic.twitter.com/epwHXzQgVt

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Galatea of the Spheres, 1952
(wife Gala is model) pic.twitter.com/EMNHI9Tyyb

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Daddy Longlegs of the Evening (also, Spider of the Evening), 1954 pic.twitter.com/lV3rwxIYI6

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, 1954 pic.twitter.com/uPjGUPiOsy

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

The Melting Watch, 1954 pic.twitter.com/xYATMnSCIT

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1968: The estrangement and long separations from his wife caused Dalí to become depressed and to suffer failing health.

The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, 1958 pic.twitter.com/X5WUHgHuHW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Soft Self-Portrait with Fried Bacon, 1941 pic.twitter.com/Ob6ojexF7z

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí greatly admired Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer

The Ghost of Vermeer Which Can Be Used as a Table, 1931
Detail of The Art of Painting, Johannes Vermeer pic.twitter.com/D31wUSAn0a

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1980: Dalí was forced to retire from painting because of a motor disorder that caused permanent trembling and muscle weakness.

The Swallowtail, Dalí’s final work, 1983 pic.twitter.com/ALLq9l3ozp

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1982: Dalí’s belovèd wife, muse, and partner, Gala, died, sending Dalí into a deeper depression.

Dalí with his wife Gala pic.twitter.com/y0rq8UC7LW

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1984: After retiring to the castle he’d purchased for his wife Gala, Dalí was injured in a catastrophic fire (of unknown cause or origin), which may have been a suicide attempt.

Dalí pic.twitter.com/e054EQD3jW

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#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1988: Confined to a wheelchair after his injuries in the fire and assigned guardians, Dalí entered the hospital with heart failure.

Dalí with his pet ocelot, 1960s, photo by Roger Higgins pic.twitter.com/8vgxhOOEbZ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
January 1989: Dalí died of heart failure at the age of 84 and was buried in a crypt below the stage of his Theatre and Museum (Figueres). pic.twitter.com/C3rP5KwpQz

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

Salvador Dalí, Realism

#ArtSaturday Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol, 1904 – 1989, known as Salvador Dalí, Spanish Surrealist painter

Salvador Dali (L) pic.twitter.com/k58v1nysqU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was not considered a serious student though he was recognized as intelligent.

Dalí by Carl van Vechten, 1939 pic.twitter.com/Td1yXovFTW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was constantly accused of daydreaming and of trying to stand out from everyone else by wearing odd clothes and wearing his hair long.

Dalí with his wife Gala pic.twitter.com/g6QL4g7GEu

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was expelled from the Academy in 1926, before his exams, when he publicly announced that none of the faculty was competent to judge his work.

Dalí, by Alan Warren pic.twitter.com/cSn8djWxD2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was well-read, and considered imagination and dreams equal in importance to intellectual thought.

He modeled his mustache after that of painter Diego Velasquez. pic.twitter.com/PMV84jhzQk

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
First gained attention and respect as a painter in the Realism style.

Landscape, 1914, his earliest known painting, completed when he was 9-10 pic.twitter.com/QiIaWb38Ly

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí began painting at age 6, and virtually all of his early paintings are in the Realism style.

Still Life, 1917 pic.twitter.com/wm7uOVaUq1

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Have no fear of perfection,” wrote Salvador Dalí. “You’ll never reach it.”

Still Life with Fish in a Red Bowl, 1923 pic.twitter.com/JEMJALzjBc

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.” ~ Dalí

Figure at a Window, 1925 pic.twitter.com/DVZgioaiC6

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.” ~ Dalí

Back of a Girl, 1926 pic.twitter.com/djJ8vl7MCb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
His painting Basket of Bread (1928) brought Dalí international critical acclaim and recognition. pic.twitter.com/rEWfPhD8OC

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” ! Dalí

Portrait of Gala (his wife), 1932 pic.twitter.com/83YHmuN7J2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí, although more famous for his paintings in the Surrealism style, painted pictures in the Realism style all his life.

The Angelus of Gala (artist’s wife), 1935 pic.twitter.com/vkU8I1aOID

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period

Basket of Bread, 1945 pic.twitter.com/bckekOv3MZ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Some of his later works were a mixture of Surrealism, which includes the element of surprise and the unexpected juxtaposition of objects, and Realism.

Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, 1958-59 pic.twitter.com/ErceLSlfcE

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Throughout his career, Dalí drew more attention to him than to his works, which annoyed critics and some fans of his work, who apparently wanted the artist to be “invisible.”

Dalí and Cats, Photo by Phillipe Halsman, 1948
(support wires visible) pic.twitter.com/LxOIoydXL5

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” ~ Dalí

Vase of Cornflowers, 1959 pic.twitter.com/xWLoLC0rev

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Some members of the Surrealist Movement felt Dalí was using them for his own self-aggrandizement: they insulted his art by calling in “commercial.”

Still Life with White Cloth, 1969 pic.twitter.com/W2Mg5pSt9W

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí is best known for his Surrealist paintings, although some of the other members of Surrealism did not respect him or his work.

My Wife Contemplating Her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs and Three Vertebrae Becoming a Column and the Sky, 1959 pic.twitter.com/2iWgL2zfwa

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019