Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí, known for his extravagant personality and artistic genius, was one of the main representatives of surrealism.
Gala
Wife and muse of Salvador Dalí, whose real name is Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. A mysterious and intuitive woman, she knew how to recognize the artistic and creative genius when she encountered it.
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SalvadorGala
- 1894
Kazan - Moscow- Birth of Gala Diakonova
- 1895Kazan - Moscow
- 1896Kazan - Moscow
- 1897Kazan - Moscow
- 1898Kazan - Moscow
- 1899Kazan - Moscow
- 1900Kazan - Moscow
- Birth of Salvador, first child of the Dalí-Domènech couple
1901Kazan - Moscow- 1902Kazan - Moscow
- The first child dies
1903Kazan - Moscow- Birth of Salvador Dalí i Domènech
Figueres
1904Kazan - Moscow- Figueres1905Kazan - Moscow
- Figueres1906Kazan - Moscow
- Figueres1907Kazan - Moscow
- Birth of Anna Maria Dalí
Figueres
1908Kazan - Moscow- Figueres1909Kazan - Moscow
- Start of Dalí’s formal education. Dalí paints his first oil painting
Figueres
1910Kazan - Moscow- Figueres1911Kazan - Moscow
- Figueres1912
Kazan - Moscow- Stay in Clavadel, Switzerland
- Figueres1913Kazan - Moscow
- Figueres1914Kazan - Moscow
- Return to Russia and start of World War I
- Figueres1915Kazan - Moscow
- Discovery of art. Dalí begins to study drawing
Figueres
1916
Kazan - Moscow- Finishes her formal education
- First exhibition at his home
Figueres1917Paris- Marriage to Paul Éluard in Paris
- Figueres1918Paris
- First group show at the Figueres Municipal Theatre and contributions to the magazine Studium
Figueres
1919Paris- Writes in his diary, ‘I will be a genius, and the world will admire me’
Figueres
1920Paris- Dalí’s mother dies
Figueres
1921Paris- Muse and collector
- Arrival in Madrid to attend the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Madrid - Figueres
1922
Paris- Gala in Au Rendez-vous des amis by Max Ernst
- First expulsion from the Real Academia
Madrid - Figueres1923Paris- Meets Giorgio de Chirico in Rome
- Imprisoned in Girona. Return to Madrid
Madrid - Figueres1924Paris- First solo show at Galeries Dalmau in Barcelona. Visit from Federico Garcia-Lorca in Figueres
Madrid - Figueres
1925Paris- Gala in Au Défaut du silence de Paul Éluard and Max Ernst
- Definitively expelled from the Real Academia. Trip to Paris and Brussels. Meets Picasso in Paris
Madrid - Figueres1926Paris- Avant-garde exhibitions and collaborations
Madrid - Figueres
1927Paris- Publication of the Yellow Manifesto with Lluís Montanyà and Sebastià Gasch
Madrid - Figueres
1928Paris- First contact with the Paris surrealists through Joan Miró. Premiere of Luís Buñuel’s Un chien andalou. Meets Gala
Paris
1929
Paris- Summer holiday in Cadaqués. Meets Dalí
- Start of their life together: Gala-Salvador Dalí. Establishment in the surrealist group. Premiere of L’Âge d’or in Paris
Paris
1930
Paris- Start of their life together: Gala-Salvador Dalí
- Paints The Persistence of Memory. First surrealist Object Functioning Symbolically
Paris
1931Paris- Witnesses first-hand the creation of The Persistence of Memory
- Formation of the Zodiaque collectors group
Paris
1932Paris- Separation from Paul Éluard. Formation of the Zodiaque collectors group
- Paris1933Paris
- Marries Gala in a civil ceremony in Paris. First attempt to expel him from the surrealist group. First trip to New York
Paris
1934Paris- Marries Dalí in a civil ceremony in Paris. First conflicts with the surrealist group. First trip to New York
- Paris1935Paris
- Featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. International Surrealist Exhibition in London
Paris
1936
Paris- Gala’s surrealist object. Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
- Paris1937Paris
- Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme in Paris
Paris
1938Paris- Expelled from the surrealist group. Conquers America
Paris
1939
Paris- Conquers America
- Goes into exile in the United States due to World War II
Paris1940Paris- Goes into exile in the United States due to World War II
- Solo exhibition at the MoMA in New York. Increase in the production of projects for the performing arts
New York1941New York- Publishes The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
New York
1942
New York- Participates in the publication of The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
- Start of the relationship with the Morses
New York
1943New York- Publishes the novel Hidden Faces
New York
1944New York- Dalí and Alfred Hitchcock in Spellbound. Dropping of the atomic bomb
New York
1945New York- Mother dies in Leningrad
- Dalí and Walt Disney in Destino magazine
New York1946New York- Dalí News
New York
1947New York- Return to Portlligat. Publishes 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship
Portlligat - New York
1948
Portlligat - New York- Return to Portlligat. Featured in some of the 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship
- Leda Atomica and The Madonna of Portlligat
Portlligat - New York
1949Portlligat - New York- Model and inspiration for Leda Atomica and The Madonna of Portlligat
- Father dies
Portlligat - New York
1950Portlligat - New York- The ‘ball of the century’ with Christian Dior. Presentation of the Mystical Manifesto
Portlligat - New York
1951
Portlligat - New York- The ‘ball of the century’ with Christian Dior
- Death of Paul Éluard
Portlligat - New York1952Portlligat - New York- Death of Paul Éluard
- First major retrospective in Italy
Portlligat - New York
1953Portlligat - New York- Portlligat - New York1954Portlligat - New York
- Gala’s corral. Performances based on Vermeer’s The Lacemaker
Portlligat - New York1955
Portlligat - New York- Gala’s corral
- Criticises modern art and pays tribute to Gaudí
Portlligat - New York
1956Portlligat - New York- Portlligat - New York1957Portlligat - New York
- Dalí and Gala are married in a private religious ceremony at the Els Àngels shrine
Portlligat - New York
1958Portlligat - New York- Gala and Dalí are married in a private religious ceremony at the Els Àngels shrine
- Portlligat - New York1959Portlligat - New York
- Chaos and Creation, video art with Philippe Halsman
Portlligat - New York1960Portlligat - New York- Plans for a museum of his own in Figueres
Portlligat - New York
1961Portlligat - New York- The Oval Room: a space of her own in Portlligat
- Portlligat - New York1962Portlligat - New York
- Publishes The Tragic Myth of Millet’s Angelus
Portlligat - New York
1963Portlligat - New York- Donation to the Picasso Museum
- First retrospective in Japan. Publishes Diary of a Genius
Portlligat - New York
1964Portlligat - New York- ‘I want to go down in history as a legend’
- Anthological exhibition on Dalí in New York. Meets Amanda Lear
Portlligat - New York1965Portlligat - New York- Jean-Christophe Averty’s Autoportrait mou de Salvador Dalí
Portlligat - New York1966
Portlligat - New York- Participates in Jean-Christophe Averty’s Autoportrait mou de Salvador Dalí
- Portlligat - New York1967Portlligat - New York
- The Passions According to Dalí with Louis Pauwels
Portlligat - New York
1968Portlligat - New York- A. Reynolds Morse publishes Ode to Gala Incognita
- Gives Púbol Castle to Gala
Portlligat1969
Púbol-Portlligat- Lady of Púbol Castle
- Announces the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Paris. First retrospective in Europe
Portlligat
1970Púbol-Portlligat- Inauguration of the Dalí Museum in Cleveland. Salvador Dalí’s design for Vogue
Portlligat
1971
Púbol-Portlligat- Nostalgia and withdrawal to Púbol
- First holograms
Portlligat
1972Púbol-Portlligat- Publishes Ten Recipes for Immortality
Portlligat
1973Púbol-Portlligat- Inauguration of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres
Portlligat
1974
Púbol-Portlligat- Inauguration of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres
- Impressions of Upper Mongolia by José Montes-Baquer
Portlligat
1975Púbol-Portlligat- Portlligat1976Púbol-Portlligat
- Portlligat1977Púbol-Portlligat
- First hyper-stereoscopic painting
Portlligat
1978Púbol-Portlligat- Double recognition in Paris: retrospective at the Centre Pompidou and induction as a foreign associate member into the Académie Française des Beaux-Arts
Portlligat
1979Púbol-Portlligat- Retrospective at the Tate Gallery in London
Portlligat1980Púbol-Portlligat- Portlligat1981Púbol-Portlligat
- Gala dies. Move to Púbol
Púbol1982Púbol-Portlligat- Gala dies
- Paints his last work. Establishment of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. First major retrospective in Spain
Púbol
1983- Fire in Púbol and transfer to the Galatea Tower
Púbol1984- Culture and Science: Determinism and Freedom symposium at the Dalí Theatre-Museum
Figueres1985- Figueres1986
- Publishes the tragedy Martyr
Figueres1987- Last poetic texts Elegies to Gala
Figueres1988- Salvador Dalí dies
Figueres1989