Salvador Dali was born on May 11th, 1904 in the small Spanish town of Figueras in the province of Catalunya. After receiving private art lessons in Figueras for some time, Dali enrolled at the Escuela de Pintura, Escultura Grabado de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid in 1921. Under the influence of the surrealist movement, Dali’s artistic style crystalised into the disturbing blend of precise realism and dreamlike fantasy that became his trademark.

His works combine meticulous draftsmanship and detail with a unique and stimulating imagination. Salvador Dali died in January 1989.