I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly.
— Salvador Dali Modern

Surrealist painter

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The Secret Life of Salvador Dali

Date / Period

1942

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/4290188-journal-d-un-g-nie

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