Salvador Dalí, 1904-1989 : the paintings

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Salvador Dalí, 1904-1989 : the paintings

Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret ; conception, Gilles Néret

Taschen, c2007

[Taschen's 25th anniversary special ed.]

  • : [set]
  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Dalí

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Original ed.: c1994

Includes bibliographical references (p. 738-739) and index

Vol. 1. 1904-1946 -- v. 2. 1946-1989

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Picasso called Dali "an outboard motor that's always running." Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting, approaching the subconscious with extraordinary sensitivity and imagination. This lively monograph presents the infamous Surrealist in full color and in his own words. His provocative imagery is all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe. A friend of the artist for over thirty years, privy to the reality behind Dali's public image, author Robert Descharnes is uniquely qualified to analyze Dali - both the man and the myth.

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