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    1. Salvador Dalí Dance of Time is a stunning bronze and gold patina sculpture by eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, who is equally as well-known for his Surreal artwork as he is for his personality and grandiose behavior! Salvador Dalí Dance of Time is a stunning bronze and gold patina sculpture by eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, who is equally as well-known for his Surreal artwork as he is for his personality and grandiose behavior!

      February 08, 2013

      Salvador Dalí

      Dance of Time is a stunning bronze and gold patina sculpture by eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, who is equally as well-known for his Surreal artwork as he is for his personality and grandiose behavior!

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    2. Spring Explosive Eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is as well-known for his artwork as he was during his time for his personality and grandiose behavior. Pictured: Spring Explosive (1965). Find it on artnet Auctions. Spring Explosive Eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is as well-known for his artwork as he was during his time for his personality and grandiose behavior. Pictured: Spring Explosive (1965). Find it on artnet Auctions.

      January 06, 2013

      Spring Explosive

      Eccentric Spanish artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is as well-known for his artwork as he was during his time for his personality and grandiose behavior. 

      Pictured: Spring Explosive (1965). Find it on artnet Auctions.

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    3. Lincoln in Dalivision Lincoln in Dalivision was created in a way that only Salvador Dalí could have perceived. At first glance, we see the image of Gala gazing into the horizon, but a new image appears when we take a step back; the piece transforms into a blurred but unmistakable portrait of Abraham Lincoln!  Lincoln in Dalivision Lincoln in Dalivision was created in a way that only Salvador Dalí could have perceived. At first glance, we see the image of Gala gazing into the horizon, but a new image appears when we take a step back; the piece transforms into a blurred but unmistakable portrait of Abraham Lincoln! 

      July 20, 2012

      Lincoln in Dalivision

      Lincoln in Dalivision was created in a way that only Salvador Dalí could have perceived.

      At first glance, we see the image of Gala gazing into the horizon, but a new image appears when we take a step back; the piece transforms into a blurred but unmistakable portrait of Abraham Lincoln! 

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    4. Dalí Stolen From Gallery A thief was caught on camera stealing a $150,000 Salvador Dali painting, Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio, from The Venus Over Manhattan gallery on Tuesday.  The gallery is owned by collector Adam Lindemann, who is also a writer for The Observer.  Dalí Stolen From Gallery A thief was caught on camera stealing a $150,000 Salvador Dali painting, Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio, from The Venus Over Manhattan gallery on Tuesday.  The gallery is owned by collector Adam Lindemann, who is also a writer for The Observer. 

      June 21, 2012

      Dalí Stolen From Gallery

      A thief was caught on camera stealing a $150,000 Salvador Dali painting, Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio, from The Venus Over Manhattan gallery on Tuesday. 

      The gallery is owned by collector Adam Lindemann, who is also a writer for The Observer. 

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    5. Dalí Atomicus Philippe Halsman’s Dalí Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, water thrown from a bucket, an easel, a footstool and Salvador Dalí all seemingly suspended in mid-air. Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result! This is the unretouched version of the photograph that was published in LIFE magazine. Dalí Atomicus Philippe Halsman’s Dalí Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, water thrown from a bucket, an easel, a footstool and Salvador Dalí all seemingly suspended in mid-air. Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result! This is the unretouched version of the photograph that was published in LIFE magazine.

      May 24, 2012

      Dalí Atomicus

      Philippe Halsman’s Dalí Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, water thrown from a bucket, an easel, a footstool and Salvador Dalí all seemingly suspended in mid-air.

      Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result! This is the unretouched version of the photograph that was published in LIFE magazine.

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    6. May 11, 2012

      The World Got Weirder in 1904

      “I don’t do drugs. I am drugs.” - Salvador Dalí

      Eccentric Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí was was born in Figueres, Spain, on May 11, 1904. 

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