Dal in 400 images

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Accessible yet original, this comprehensive guide to Salvador Dal contains over 400 colour reproductions and a unique selection of historical photographs.

Dal in 400 images explores the full range of one of the most significant Surrealist painters of the twentieth-century. The exhaustive selection of works will reveal key masterpieces by perhaps the most famous of the Surrealists, as well as less familiar works including drawings and objects. Spanning the entire scope of the artist's career, this volume shows the complexity of the artist's vision from the early works inspired by Post-Impressionism and his engagement with Cubism in the mid-1920, his major Surrealist paintings of the 1930s, through the American years (1940s), the artist's embracing of Classicism in the 1950s, with his return to Spain, and finally his reengagement with avant-garde experimentation in the 1960s and beyond. The 400 reproductions of Dal's work are complemented by a unique selection of historical photographs. Alive with images and information, this compact gem is a must-have for all art enthusiasts and connoisseurs.

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William Jeffett holds a PhD in Art History and has been Chief Curator of the Dal Museum (St Petersburg, Florida, United States) since 1998. In addition to his projects for the Dal Museum, William Jeffett has curated exhibitions at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (Norwich, United Kingdom), Institut Franais in Spain, IVAM (Valencia, Spain), Albuquerque Museum of Art and History (United States), Bass Museum of Art (Miami, United States), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain), Consorcio de Museos de Valencia (Spain), the McKinney Avenue Contemporary (Dallas, United States) and the Fundaci Pilar i Joan Mir (Palma de Mallorca, Spain). Jeffett works as a critic, writer, and curator.