Born in 1904, the polymorphic genius Salvador Dali had a major influence on the worlds of art and literature. A universe unto himself, he was a jack of all arts:

A painter of the irrational, he was the incarnation of Surrealism, a literary and artistic movement espoused by André Breton, Juan Miró, Max Ernst and Diego Giacometti.

Salvador Dali created an entire vocabulary of dreamlike shapes and colors expressed in every way imaginable – drawing, fashion, jewelry, costumes for the theater and ballet, films, furniture, design, literature and sculpture – transfiguring not only nature and women, but also his visions and fantasies.