By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian Sometimes tiny, seemingly insignificant details grow to become fascinating points of interest along the journey to discover more and more about Salvador Dalí and his incomparable creations. With thoughts increasingly tipping toward spring, I want to focus today on the simple but elegant white flower, the jasmine….
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian It’s almost spring. When a man’s thoughts turn to…..Salvador Dalí, of course. And with spring nearly on the doorstep, let’s throw open the windows and look at some works by Dalí that, to a greater or lesser extent, exude at least some thoughts of spring. I’m thinking…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian When it comes to Salvador Dalí, the hits just keep on coming! The latest? It was just revealed that two dandy Dalí’s, in private hands for more than seven decades, will be heading for the auction block Feb. 28 at Sotheby’s in London. According to news reports, the…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian Call it the “un-Dalí.” But not the way the soft drink, 7-Up, was famously dubbed the “un-Cola.” Instead, I’m talking about a beautiful c.1950 painting by Salvador Dalí, titled “Mystical Carnation.” According to the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation in Spain, “Mystical Carnation” is an oil on unknown support; of unknown…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian In the shadow of America’s hysterically popular Super Bowl 52, let’s take a look at Dalí the athlete. Come again? OK, the man was many things; a sports figure he was not. But Salvador Dalí’s life and work did include some sports references – yes, even to…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian Size matters. I’ve always thought it important that, when a painting, print, drawing, watercolor, or sculpture by Salvador Dalí is reproduced in books and catalogs, the dimensions of the work should be noted. A sense of scale should be conveyed. This isn’t done often enough. And I think…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian I so want to get a jump on spring! Can you blame me; it’s late January, and I’m based in Buffalo, New York. So the title of Salvador Dalí’s 1929 surrealist painting, “The First Days of Spring,” strikes a welcome chord with me and hopefully with readers of…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian The popular television game show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” recently had a connection with none other than Salvador Dalí. The German version of the show not long ago posed the question, “Whose body was exhumed last summer for a paternity test?” I don’t know if the contestant…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian A European friend of mine who’s almost obsessive about posting photographs on Facebook that pertain to Cadaques, Spain, recently posted this photo of a plate of grilled sardines. While anything served to me with a face turns my stomach, the fish in a dish immediately called to mind…
By Paul Chimera Salvador Dalí Historian I’m in the mood to show a side of Salvador Dalí best told through photographs. Today I want to talk briefly about how Dalí worked. And rather than showcasing his works themselves, most of the photos punctuating today’s post show Dalí at work. I had the momentary…