Flamboyant, egocentric, enigmatic - these qualities describe the extraordinary Spanish artist Salvador Dali, whose ingenious talent, layered with virtuosity and technical brilliance, was rivaled only by his unforgettable personality. This illustrated survey presents seventy-four brilliant, full color reproductions of work from an astonishing career, beginning with canvases rarely seen - Dali"s earliest paintings done while still in his teens. Although he worked in many styles - realist, abstract, Cubist - he is most often thought of as a leader in the Surrealist movement of the 1920s and "30s. Indeed, the words Surrealism and Dali are almost synonymous, despite his stormy split from the movement to launch his own style, portraying an imagined world of symbols projecting visions steeped in sexual and religious images. Organized under chapter headings that suggest the intriguing content of Dali"s work - such as Ego and Memory, Painted Deliriums, Paradoxical Images, and...