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Le peintre catalan Salvador Dalí naît le 11 mai 1904 à Figueras. Ses parents le gâtent et il devient instable et égoïste. Aux B-Arts de Madrid, il conteste ses profs, est expulsé et incite à la rébellion. Il rencontre Buñuel, Picasso, Breton.. et rejoint le groupe surréaliste. En 1929, le poète Paul Eluard et sa femme Gala le visitent. C'est le coup de foudre. Elle sera sa « muse surréaliste ». Il expose à Paris. Durant la Guerre, Il est au USA et y sera jusqu'en 1948. Le musée d'Art moderne de NY lui offre sa 1ère rétrospective en 1941. Il est prolifique, écrit, illustre, conçoit, sculpte, dessine.. En 1974, Il inaugure son Teatro Museo à Figueras. Après la mort de Gala, en 1982, sa santé décline. Il est brulé dans l'incendie de sa maison en 1984. Dalí meurt le 23 janvier 1989.
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The Catalan painter Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueras. His parents spoil him and he becomes unstable and selfish. At the Fine Arts of Madrid, he challenges his teachers, is expelled and incites to rebellion. He meets Buñuel, Picasso, Breton .. and joins the surrealist group. In 1929, the poet Paul Eluard and his wife Gala visit him. It's love at first sight. She will be his "surrealist muse". He exhibits in Paris. During the War, he was in the USA and stayed until 1948. The Museum of Modern Art in NY offers him his first retrospective in 1941. He is prolific, writes, illustrates, designs, sculpts, draws .. In 1974, He inaugurates his Teatro Museo in Figueras. After Gala's death in 1982, his health declines. He is burned in the fire of his house in 1984. Dalí dies on January 23, 1989.
