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This is the bit where I try my best to find answers
to your questions about Dali works. Post your questions using the 'mail me' button
to the right. Please note that I can't do evaluations
(prices) of pictures or prints. If anybody thinks different
from what I come up with, please correct me, and i'll
stick it up here. On with the questions then...
Q.
I visited your excellent web site on Dali & was looking for information about
the 'Battle of Tetuan'. Could you tell me a bit about the background of this
painting? Was there ever a battle of Tetuan & if so what significance did it
have? The only thing that I know about Tetuan is that it is a place in Morocco.
Thanks.
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Sarbvir
A.
I couldn't out if there was an actual battle of Tetuan, but I did find out that
Dali first unveiled 'The Battle of Tetuan' ion 15th October 1962 in the Palacio del Tinell in Barcelona, alongside the picture that had inspired it by Mariano Fortuny. To Dali's way of thinking, it was the start of a war of pictures. Dali interestingly commented that when he considered the patterning of the print on the newspapers, what he saw was The Battle of Tetuan.
Q.
Hi there! Thanks for your wonderful page. It's unusual to find a Dali
page with images AND useful information. I have a question for you. I
would love to hear your opinion on the matter. Do you think that Gala
helped or made Dali's madness greater. In some ways I think she helped
him with it, but in others I feel like she just make him even more
insane. I was just curious. I was thinking of including it in a paper
im doing. I would LOVE your opinion on this! Thanks!!
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Angela
A.
From stuff I've read, I'd say that Gala in a way accentuated Dali's 'madness' (eccentricity?). She was
ALWAYS Dali's chief muse and subject, and also had an insatiable appetite for men. After a while, Dali couldn't keep her occupied, and she would go out and find other (usually much younger) men to satisfy her. Rather than this causing anger on Dali's side, this appealed to Dali, so he would find it exciting. Gala was also known to spend Dali's money extravagantly (often using it for entertaining other men) which meant Dali had to take jobs that were far too mundane for an artist of his extreme ability.
Q.
What is the name of dali painting of a little boy finding his dog under the ocean.
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S.Quinlivan
A.
It's called 'Myself at the Age of Six when I Thought I Was a Girl Lifting with Extreme Preaution the Skin of the Sea to Observe a Dog Sleeping in the Shade of the Water'.
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