Salvador Dalí was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres. A Spanish artist from Catalonia, Dalí was one of the most prominent figures in Surrealism. Born in Figueres, he studied in Madrid, where he befriended Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel, with whom he made the film Un Chien Andalou. His best-known painting, The Persistence of Memory of 1931, shows soft melting watches in a dreamlike landscape. He worked in painting, sculpture, film, design and writing, and his technical skill was matched by a flair for self-promotion and eccentric behaviour. He was expelled from the Surrealist group in the 1930s. The Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he is buried, is among the most visited museums in Spain.
Before and after
- 8 April 1904Entente Cordiale
- 22 April 1904Birth of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 1 May 1904Death of Antonín Dvořák
- 4 May 1904Founding of Schalke 04
- 11 May 1904Birth of Salvador Dalí
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
- 21 May 1904FIFA is founded in Paris
- 20 June 1904Founding of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- 12 July 1904Birth of Pablo Neruda
More in Art, literature & culture
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- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
The era
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