salvador dali by: nicki schaetzl. information born may 11, 1904 in spain died january 23, 1989 lived...

Salvador Dali

By: Nicki Schaetzl

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Information

• Born May 11, 1904 in Spain• Died January 23, 1989• Lived most of his life in Spain, France, and the U.S.• At age 5, his parents told him he was the reincarnation of

his brother. He came to believe this was true. • At age 16, Dali’s mother died and his father married

Dali’s aunt.• In 1929, Dali was thrown out of his house by his father

and was disinherited because of a painting he did that his father disapproved of.

World Events

• World War II was being fought – This sparked Dali’s move to America

• The Spanish Civil War was also occurring

• The Tunguska Explosion happened. – In Russia, a meteor supposedly exploded

Landscape Near Figueras, 1910

http://www.dali-gallery.com/html/galleries/paintings.htm

Crepuscular Old Man, 1917-1918


Duck, 1918


Portrait of Lucia, 1918


Still Life, 1918


Portrait of a Man, 1960


Two Religious Figures, 1960


Bed, Chair, and Bedside Table Ferociously Attacking a Cello, 1983


Meditative Rose, 1958


Wine Glass and Boat, 1956


The End

salvador dali by: nicki schaetzl. information born may 11, 1904 in spain died january 23, 1989 lived...

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