Published on the occasion of the centenary of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali, the present catalogue will set the reference standard on the work of this compelling 20th-century figure, whose exotic imagination and robust precision as apainter, secured the realm of the unconscious in both Freudian and paranoid terms. Beyond its presentation of Dali's surrealist works, the catalogue gives ample coverage of Dali's early Cubist-inspired works and later experiments with optical illusions. With a comprehensive illustrated Chronology; a section of Dali's selected writings; Exhibitions, List of Illustrations, Index of Names, Photographic Credits. Hundreds of color reproductions. 608p.
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Published on the occasion of the centenary of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali, the present catalogue will set the reference standard on the work of this compelling 20th-century figure, whose exotic imagination and robust precision as apainter, secured the realm of the unconscious in both Freudian and paranoid terms. Beyond its presentation of Dali's surrealist works, the catalogue gives ample coverage of Dali's early Cubist-inspired works and later experiments with optical illusions. With a comprehensive illustrated Chronology; a section of Dali's selected writings; Exhibitions, List of Illustrations, Index of Names, Photographic Credits. Hundreds of color reproductions. 608p.