The third edition of this classic study, a thorough introduction to one of the most popular and recognizable artists of the 20th century. Salvador Dali was, and remains, among the most universally recognizable artists of the twentieth century. What accounts for this popularity? His excellence as an artist? Or his genius as a self-publicist? In this searching text, partly based on interviews with the artist and fully revised, extended and updated for this edition, Dawn Ades considers the Dali phenomenon.

From his early years, his artistic friendships and the development of his technique and style, to his relationship with the Surrealists and exploitation of Freudian ideas, and on to his post-war paintings, this essential study places Dali in social,

historical and artistic context, and casts new light on the full range of his creativity.

这本经典研究报告的第三版，是对20世纪知名艺术家萨尔瓦多·达利（Salvador Dali）的全面介绍。萨尔瓦多·达利一直是20世纪知名艺术家。是什么原因让他如此受欢迎？是因为他艺术上的**表现？还是因为他是个宣传天才？在本书中，道恩·阿德斯（Dawn Ades）探索了达利现象，通过这位艺术家的采访，为本版进行了全面修订、扩展和更新。

从达利的早年，他的艺术友谊和他的技术风格的发展，到他与超现实主义者的关系和对弗洛伊德思想的利用，再到他的战后绘画，这项重要的研究将达利置于社会、历史和艺术背景中，对他的全部创造力提供了新的见解。