Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter born in 1904 in Figueres, Spain. Some key facts about Dali include that he believed he was the reincarnation of his brother who died before he was born, he studied art in Madrid and experimented with Cubism, and one of his most famous paintings from 1931 was The Persistence of Memory which featured melting clocks.

1. Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter. Here
are some facts about him.

2. Salvador Dali
was born on
11th May 1904
in Figueres,
Spain.

3. His brother, also
calledSalvador,
had died nine
months before Dali
was born. Dali,
encouraged by his
parents, believed
he was the
reincarnation of his
brother.This theme
is sometimes
featured in his
work.

4. Dali’s mother
died in 1921 of
breast cancer.
Dali was just
sixteen and
was extremely
sad by his
mother’s
passing.

5. Dali moved to
Madrid to study
at theSchool of
FineArts. He
experimented
withCubism. He
also gaineda
reputation for
being a bit
eccentric.

6. Dali joined the
Surrealist
group in the
Montparnasse
quarter of
Paris.

7. He paintedThe
Persistence of
Memory, one his
most famous
works, in 1931. It
features the
classic surrealist
image of the
melting clock.

8. Dali designed
theChupa
Chups logo.

9. Dali died of
heart failure on
23rd January
1989. He was
84.