Salvador Dali
Salvador Dalí was born in 1904 in Figueras, Spain. His father encouraged him to pursue art, and in 1916, he started taking painting classes. Graduating in 1922, Dalí joined the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid, where he experimented with cubism.
In 1929, after a trip to Paris, he joined the Surrealist group thanks to Joan Miró and met key figures like André Breton. That same year, he began a relationship with Gala, who became his muse.
In the 1930s, he created major works like "The Persistence of Memory" and married Gala in 1934. Expelled from the Surrealists in 1939 for his political views, Dalí moved to New York during World War II.
In the 1960s, he created the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueras. Suffering from Alzheimer's and widowed in 1982, he retired to Pubol before returning to live in his museum. Dalí died in 1989.
Dalí is renowned for his unique style combining surrealism, impressionism, futurism, cubism, and influences from old masters. His works are exhibited worldwide, with dedicated museums in Florida and Figueras.
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Rhinoceros dressed in lace
1956
Florentine green patinated bronze with gilt sea urchin
Cast after the original work from 1954–1956,
bearing the Valsuani foundry stamp.
Signed “Dalí” on the base and beneath the belly.
Edition limited to 99 copies.
Dimensions: 39 × 58 × 34.5 cm
Literature: The Hard and the Soft for Robert and Nicolas Descharnes, Eccart Editions, 2003, pages 68–69.
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