Biografía

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Ignacio Moreno 3ºB
Biography

Salvador Dalí, spanish artist

Born in Figueres, Spain, 1904
Dalí attended drawing school. In 1916, Dalí also discovered modern painting.
In February 1921, Dalí'smother died of breast cancer.
In 1922, Dalí moved into the Residencia de Estudiantes (Students' Residence) in Madrid and studied at the Academia de San Fernando (School of Fine Arts).
At theResidencia, he became close friends with (among others) Pepín Bello, Luis Buñuel, and Federico García Lorca.
Dalí was expelled from the Academia in 1926, shortly before his final exams, when he stated thatno one on the faculty was competent enough to examine him.
His mastery of painting skills was evidenced by his flawlessly realistic Basket of Bread, painted in 1926.
That same year, he made hisfirst visit to Paris, where he met with Pablo Picasso.
In 1929 Dalí met his muse, inspiration, and future wife Gala.
In 1931, Dalí painted one of his most famous works, The Persistence of Memory.
Dalíand Gala, having lived together since 1929, were married in 1934 in a civil ceremony.
Dalí was introduced to America by art dealer Julian Levy in 1934. The exhibition in New York of Dalí's works,including Persistence of Memory, created an immediate sensation.
Later in 1934, Dalí was subjected to a "trial", in which he was formally expelled from the Surrealist group. To this, Dalí retorted, "Imyself am surrealism."
In 1936, Dalí took part in the London International Surrealist Exhibition.
n 1940, as World War II started in Europe, Dalí and Gala moved to the United States, where theylived for eight years.
In 1942, he published his autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí.
Starting in 1949, Dalí spent his remaining years back in his beloved Catalonia. The fact that he choseto live in Spain while it was ruled by Franco drew criticism from progressives and from many other artists.
In 1968, Dalí filmed a television advertisement for Lanvin chocolates, and in 1969, he...
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