1904–1989

Salvador Dalí was a key figure in Surrealism, the 20th-century movement that explored the unconscious through dreamlike imagery. He famously said, “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what limits our vision.” Known for works like The Persistence of Memory (1931) with its melting clocks, Dalí was also a prolific writer, filmmaker, and eccentric public figure, celebrated for his flamboyant mustache and quirky antics.