Salvador Dali Born in May 11, 1904 in Figures, Spain, Salvador Dali eccentric nature and talent for self promotion made him the most famous representative of the surrealist movement and one of the most recognized artists in the world. At the age of six-teen Dali’s mother passed away having a profound effect on him because in his mind there were two tragedies, the lost of his beloved mother and the fear that one day she would be forgotten when he vowed to never be forgotten. In 1922, Dali moved to Madrid and study at the school of Fine Arts, Dali had such a precise technique because he had study different movements, artist, and times that he said, “only after you perfected the technique of the masters can you develop your own style.”
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