Dali: The Salvador Dali Museum Collection

by Robert S. Lubar

Dali: the name evokes images from melting clocks to surreal landscapes. Outrageous and enigmatic, Dali remains one of the twentieth century's most popular artists. This book presents the complete paintings of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, which houses the most comprehensive collection of Dali's art in the world. It provides a unique overview of Dali's career from his student days to his interactions with Garcia Lorca, Bunuel, and the French Surrealist movement, his postwar fascination with history, science, and mysticism, and finally, his later, more cryptic works. Robert S. Lubar provides an introduction and enlightening commentary for each of the paintings, contributing valuable new scholarship. Also included are a chronology and bibliography, making Dali: The Salvador Dali Museum Collection both a sumptuous volume of fine color reproductions of the master's paintings and a significant addition to the study of Dali.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir

186 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1900

Reviews

[Roberto Iori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forse 4 stelle sarebbero più che sufficienti per un catalogo ma il Museo Dalí di St.Petersburg in Florida, visitato a febbraio 2023 è talmente bello, curato e ben organizzato che va promosso a pieni voti !
È comunque molto bello il volume ristampato in una nuova versione del 2022 con qualche pagina in più rispetto a quello qui riportato, belle dimensioni, foto nitide con descrizioni mai troppo dispersive e contenente anche una dettagliata cronologia degli eventi legati alls vita dell’artista, dal 1904 al 1989.
Molto lieto di averlo nella mia libreria

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting look at the artist, collectors Reynolds a Eleanor Morse, and the establishment of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida

[BiL · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book while I was on a high school art trip to said Museum. Everyone was on pot brownies and acid. The teacher kept asking us how we liked the trip afterwards and we just laughed and laughed. ShE KnoWs MaN!!! Sigh...the good ol' days. Dali is a nut....a genius nut.

[Chris Gager · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a big fan of SD but his stuff is interesting to look at.