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Last updated May 23rd, 2005

Miscellaneous Comments & Questions On Dali A common request is for the value of a particular work. These kinds of requests I cannot answer. You must check with a local reputable dealer or art gallery in your area to get an honest appraisal of any of Dali works.
Another common request is one that requires an immediate response but due to the numerous pages I have, that is more often than not rarely possible. To those people my sincere apologies. I may not be able to answer most emails right away but all of them will eventually be answered.

Question by John Hayes from ???: "To whom it may concern, I am searching for the name of the photograph of Dali that depicts the following: The photo is black and white, Dali is painting, a cat is found soaring thru the air, along with water and I think furniture. This is a detailed as I can remember. I have looked on the Web at many sites, as well as many library texts and cannot find this photo. I would like to scan the image for a poster. Any help on where I can find this photo would be helpful. Sincerely,"

Omega: The photo was taken by Philippe Halsman and it is called Atomicus from 1948 and is a silver-gelatin print measuring 9 x 12 inches. This is a well-known photograph in which Halsman captured his friend and frequent collaborator Salvador Dali flying through the air, along with a painting, furniture, streams of water and several cats. The book Homage to Dali from Chartwell Books Inc. has a large example of it.

Question by ykstrip from ???: "Do you have any info on the painting "My wife, nude, contemplating her own flesh becoming stairs..." I can't seem to find any info on this on the net"

Omega: At left is the work and its full name is "My Wife, Nude, Contemplating her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs, Three Vertebrae of a Column, Sky and Architecture" and it was created in 1945. It is an oil on wood and measures 61 x 52 cm. It is one of Dali's finest and refreshingly original paintings from the 1940's during his eight year stay in the United States. For him it represented one of the purest expressions of the new classicism he was propounding symbolized by the Greek head affixed to the wall. It was painted in five weeks, two hours a day. Dali added "When I was five years old, I saw an insect that had been eaten by ants and of which nothing remaining but except the shell. Through the holes in its anatomy one could see the sky. Every time I wish to attain purity, I look at the sky through the flesh."

Question by Perry from Netherland: "Hi, that's a very nice information (collection) you have. I will look into it in more detail at home. I have visited the Theatre Museum in Figures two months ago and liked the "The Hallucinogenic Toreador". Therefore, this guy thought: let find it on the web and use it as my desktop wallpaper :o) Unfortunately, I was not able to download the large image (no permission). Is this on purpose, or just a feature, ha, ha. Keep up the good work,"

Omega: I have fixed the link and you should be able to get the large image this time it is in the GRAPHICS section of this site. Click on button at top of this page.

Question by Mark from ???: "Hello, I worked as an intern at a museum a few years back, in the department of prints, drawings a photographs. I happened to run across a Dali photograph that they had in the vaults, and have not been able to find any references or copies of it since. It was a black and white, full-length nude portrait of Gala on a beach, and he had used pen-and-ink to affect her as a sea goddess, with scales and fins, and tiny people and huts at her feet. The copy that I saw was quite fragile, but very beautiful. Have you heard of this, and if so, is there any chance of getting a reproduction (digital or printed)? Thanks,"

Omega: If anyone has any information on the above please E-Mail me.

Question by jplanet from ???: "Please...I have a lithograph that I am trying to be informed about. I have been told that it is called 'The Reconstruction of Venice"? It is signed and numbered 262/450, and approx size is 30.5 x 22 inches. Can anyone tell me anything of this? thank you"

Omega: If anyone has any information on it please E-Mail me.

Question by Penni from Arkansas, U.S.A.: "Dear Omega, My name is Penni and I am from Arkansas. I am doing a research paper on Dali's Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man. I understand the basic overall meaning. Can you tell me your interpretation and the meaning of Geopoliticus? Thank You"

Omega: A graphic of it appears in the graphic section of this site . "Geopoliticus Child Watching The Birth Of The New Man" was created in 1943. It is an Oil on Canvas and measures 18 x 201/2 inches (45.7 x 52 cm), It presently is part of the collection of The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A. The woman in the bottom corner pointing at the egg is part of the Dalinian continuity principle. You can compare her to the figure who indicates an ellipse in the earlier work called "William Tell" from 1930. The egg is a symbol of birth and it represents the earth and man is being born from it while the child of earth watches on and where the word Geopoliticus takes it meaning, The crack in the egg with the blood running out of it to me symbolizes woman giving birth. The cloth below the egg and above it protecting it symbolizes the placenta protecting the embryo in my opinion.

Question by Branden from Newtown, CT, U.S.A.: "I have been looking for a poster by dali of a tiger or lion made up of yellow and black diamonds that I saw a while ago. can you please tell me the name of this painting and where I can find a poster of it? thanks."
Omega: At left is a graphic of the work called Hallacinogenic Tiger, created in 1963 and is an oil on canvas 200 x 229 and is in the Minami Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan. If anyone has any information on it please E-Mail me.

Question by Daniel Ramirez from ???: "Hi, I am looking for information on this ashtray from Dali; I cannot found anything out. It was painted in 1979."
Omega: At left is a graphic of the ahtray. If anyone has any information on it please E-Mail me.

Question by Frank Cox from ???: "I've been researching a Dali print titled "Triumph of Light" for another person who has the print. I have not found any reference to the print on the Internet, at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla., or elsewhere. Can you help? My friend wishes to know its origin...and any other useful information."
Omega: I too have never heard of it. If anyone out there can help out Frank please E-Mail me.

Dali Watch

	Question by Carroll Dailey from ???: "Do you by any chance know where I could get a watch that has the Dali flowing form on it. I used to have one but it finally failed and I can't find another one."
	Omega: At left is a graphic of the watch. I do not know of a site on the net. You can get them where I purchased mine in downtown Montreal, Canada and in the Bahamas at jewlery/watch stores. There are two types that I know of. The older one where the watch band is plain like mine at left and the new one where the band matches the colours of the watch.
	Question by Dali fan from ???: "Sir, I'm from Montreal and I'm interested in purchasing a Dali-inspired watch. You did not include the name of the place where you purchased such a watch. It would be much appreciated if you could either post the name of the store on your webpage, or e-mail it to me... Thank you very much. Great website! Sincerely, Dali fan"
Omega: I can not remember the name of the store. The best I can do is that I walked up from Place Ville Marie and then turned on St. Catherines and it was a couple of blocks down St. Catherines away from The Bay.

Temptation Of St. Anthony Question by aiyong from Singapore: "could you please help me with my research paper? I'm doing a thesis on 'temptation of st anthony'. it would be helpful if you could provide me with some interpretation of the painting such as why is the evil spirit are carried on the back of elephant and the meaning of each of the five symbols. And is the story of st anthony be found in the bible and if so, which book and chapter? thank you"
Omega: You can find a graphic of it further down this page. If anyone out there can help out aiyong please E-Mail me.
Response by Frank from Germany: "Hi, I am Frank from Germany. St. Anthony declared to resist to the temptations of "normal life" - and withdraw himself into religious "askese" (avoid anything not essentially necessary). His renunciation let him hunger til he received hallucinogenic visions of food, but also of women - the other big temptation he saw in life. Dal�, always interested in religious themes, loved the idea of renunciation and interpreted the renunciation to food in the thin spiderlegs. As he saw himself wanting the same, but infact also loved being a materialist, he showed this fact with the body of the elephant: huge, big, powerful. Over all of this signs Dal� saw the signs of modernism: age of science, modern times and life being lead by the will of getting more knowledge - like the egyption pharaos tried to constitute themself in knowledge of secret things. Infact getting knowledge to constitute power maybe another temptation. This is why Dali put the pyramid on the elephants back. One of the biggest temptations as well as for St. Anthony as well as for Dali - who always kept upright (or pretended) an impression of being sexually obsessed - was the woman. This is why almost everytime the St. Anthony theme appears in Dalis works there also is shown a female body. Best regards, Frank"
Response by Kim De Rouck from Belgium : "I'm also doing a thesis about this painting (the temptation of st. Anthony) and also I need to have a lot of information about the symbolism. Can somebody please help me... Kim De Rouck, Belgium"

	Question by Jason from ???: "i am looking for a photograph that Phillipe Halsman did of Salvador Dali of him and 7 other woman that formed a skull in the photograph and i am having the most trouble finding it if you know where i could find this picture please send me a link to where i can find it or if you have it on your page where to go to check please"
	Omega: At left is the photograph from Phillipe Halsman. At right is it after Dali touched it up. There is also a little more information on it further down this page.
Response by Aaron J Dearth from ???: "There appears to be a few people asking about a photo of Dali's involving naked women. "Dali's Skull" is a one of Dali's own live sculptures. You have been refering to Phillipe Halsman's photo whiuch he used as a basis. The differences include the central figure facing forward and an arched figure (chest up) forming the scalp. The arms in of the central figure form the eyebrow ridges. I beleive there is a total of 6-7 nuded females in "Dali's Skull" The photo is on one of the back pages of either; Maddox, Conroy. Dali. New York: Harmony Books, 1979; Salvador Dali. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1990. I hope this helps."

Comment by Evan Pool from ???: "...I love his stuff its very fucked up, and interesting, and bad ass!..."

Question by Patrick Ammann from Switzerland: "I've got two pictures, that were in a bathroom of a house in spain. I can't find them in any gallery. Both are painted on ceramic, one with a sun and branches of a tree and the other with guitars. They are 7.9 * 7.9 ". They have both a border of 2". Both are signed an have the year 1955 on the "back side""
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Patrick please E-Mail me.

Question by Cecilia from France: "Hi! I'm writing from France. I would like to have some information about a Dali's painting which is called The Cene. What's important in this painting? Is there an interpretation?"
Omega: I have heard of a work called Cene Sita but have nothing on it. If anyone out there can help out Cecilia please E-Mail me.

Question by Erika from ???: "i recently saw a t-shirt depicting dali's "lobster telephone" with a great dalian byline, saying something along the lines of "i don't understand why when i order a lobster, i'm never served a boiled telephone." could you help me with the exact quote?"
Omega: You can see some graphics and information further down the page. If anyone out there can help out Erika please E-Mail me.

Question by Cristiane from Brazil: "Hi!! My name is Cristiane and I want to know something about this painting of Dali, if it is possible. It is attached on this e-mail. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the painting in English, but in Portuguese it is "Ascensao de Cristo". It may be something like "The Ascent of Christ". Thank you very much."
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Cristiane please E-Mail me.

Question by Parker Williamson, U.S.A.: "I once saw a painting of the crucified Christ on a cross of huge blocks, colorful, massive, suspended high in space and looking down on a landscape. I think it was a Salvador Dali, but can't remember. Does anyone out there recognize the painting?..."
Omega: There are two paintings that I know that fit this description and graphics and information of both can be found further down this page. They are The Christ Of St. John Of The Cross and Corpus Hypercubicus.

Question by Smermel1 from ???: "I recently bought an etching of El Greco by Dali. It is signed by him and I have been able to find no information on it...I would much appreciate if you could help me. Thank you."
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Smermel1 please E-Mail me.

Question by Connie from Florida, U.S.A.: "Hi, I am working on a research paper for a Humanism class. I have picked Dali's picture, the Autosodomization of a Virgin, to write about but am having trouble interpreting it. Can you give me some ideas or info that would be helpful? Any help will be appreciated..."
Omega: It is called Young Virgin Autosodomised By Her Own Chastity and you can find a graphic of it further down this page with some more information on it. Dali described it in his own words as: "The horn of the rhinocerous, former uniceros, is in fact the horn of the legendary unicorn, symbol of chastity. This young virgin can lean on it and play with it morally, as was practiced in the time of courtly love."

Question by David Thibodeau from ???: "Perhaps you can help me. I've been looking for a painting of Dali's for sometime. I saw it at the museum in St. Petersburg, FL. It had "Volcano" in the title and depicted God on his side and an arm reaching down to the earth and lifting the cross with Christ on it. I was very moved by this rather bland looking painting until I saw the body of God and his arm. If you can help at least with a title..."
Omega: If anyone out there can help out David please E-Mail me.

Question by Nick from ???: "Hi, I was wondering if you had a picture of Dali's lobster telephone, or if you knew of anywhere on the net I could find one. Thanks,"
Omega: At far left is Lobster Telephone created in 1936. This picture was taken by Dali. At left centre is Lobster Telephone created also in 1936. It is made from Homard Plastic, painted plaster and mixed media (SV) and measures 178 x 330 x 178 mm. It is at the Tate Gallery in London, England. At centre right is The Lobster Telephone created in 1938. It is a white telephone. It has a lobster instead of the hand set and is also in the Tate Gallery. At far right is Cybernetic Lobster Telephone and was part of the series Imaginations & Objects of the Future in 1975

Question by Mike W. from Ontario, Canada: "Hi, my name's Mike, I'm a high school student from Ontario. In my art class, we are being assigned to do a project on a particular decade in 20th Century art. Being a Dali/surrealism buff, I want to centre my presentation on this. Our presentations will also include visuals, including costumes. So my question is regarding something I was once told about Dali, that he once showed up for an art exhibit dressed in a SCUBA suit. If you know any info on where and when this happened, and Dali's reasoning behind it, it would be GREATLY appreciated if you could send it to me. The next thing would be to see if i will be brave enough to actually wear one :)"
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Mike please E-Mail me.

	Question by Patrick from ???: "Can you give me any info on this print I was given? I think it is authentic because it is signed on the back by Albert Field..."
	Omega: If anyone out there can help out Patrick please E-Mail me.
	Response from jerry from ???: "This is called "Dream of Freedom" good lithigraph done in 1978"
	Response by gwendolina from Holland: "...its also one of the cards from the tarot deck Dali did"

Question by David from ???: "Could you point me to a course of info about the Dali house in Figueras - visiting hours and suchlike?"
Omega: You can write to the Teatro Museu Dali at Plaza Gala y Salvador Dali, 5 - Figueres (Girona), Spain or telephone them there at 972/50-56-97. I do not know their hours of operation.

Question by James from ???: "i am looking for information on the marilyn monroe lips sofa. I have one in my possession but I cannot find anything out. i did find a reference to dali...can you help me"
Omega: Dali did create one (at left) of Mae West, not of Marilyn Monroe. It is called Mae West Lips Sofa and he created it in 1936-37. It is a wooden frame upholstered in dark and light pink felt.

Question by Lost in N.C. from North Carolina, U.S.A.: "Omega, I am not sure if you could answer this question or not. A few years ago, I remember seeing a painting of a huge tree. The left side of the tree represented death, with many withered and decaying things. The right side of the tree represented life. My question is if Dali ever painted anything like this. I believe it looked like a Dali work, but I can find nothing like it in any of his books. Thank you for the help."
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Lost please E-Mail me.

Question by Lauren from Maryland, U.S.A.: "Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me where Salvador Dali was when he painted Angelic Landscape. Thanks,"
Omega: You can see a graphic of it further down this page. If anyone out there can help out Lauren please E-Mail me.

Question by Paul from ???: "hi i have a lot of scans of paintings that i dont know names of. these are not "popular" paintings but very obscure. i have four large dali albums and they are not in there. there are about 40-50 images and if you could somehow help me, i'd greatly appreciate it! thanks"
Omega: If they are Dali works feel free to send them to me and I'll try to put a name to them. Attach only one or two per email as it is easier to receive.

Question by Stephane from Belgium: "Hello, Since a lot of time I'm looking for information about dalinean Horses (It's a serie of lithographies made in Paris, I think around 1960-1970). I also heard they have been used to comment a book by Alain Decaux and Leon Zitrone (I would be glad if I could find this one)??? Maybe you can help me with this research Thanks a lot,"
Omega: Al left is Le Cheval de Troie from Dalinean Horses and it is the only thing I could find on the topic. If anyone out there can help out Stephane please E-Mail me.

Comment by Colin Levesque from ???: "can you help me out please i bought a dali poster at a local mall and i am trying to determine its name i have not found a picture of it yet on your website it contains a painting of a house with two girls. in one door is a ship on an ocean. another image appears where a wall should be. it is filled with icebergs and there is what appears to be a hotair balloon. there is aso a leaning picture of the leaning tower of pisa thank you for your assistance"
Omega:This seems to be the same painting that Emily is looking for further down this page. If anyone out there can help out Colin please E-Mail me.

Comment by Rand from ???: "I have a signed limited edition litho that has been in my possession for about 20 years. I believe it is called the COSMOS CRUSHING THE PHILOSOPHER..."

Comment by Jamie from ???: "I have a signed litho of Christ of St. John of the cross..."
Omega: You can see a graphic of it further down this page.

Question by Emma from ???: "I am trying to find a piece of art by Salvador Dali titled Leo. I have been looking all over the internet for this piece and the artist statement with no results. Can you help me?"
Omega: I do not have anything on that particular work. If anyone out there can help out Emma please E-Mail me.
Response from Aschue1 from Florida, U.S.A.: "Dali did a suite of lithographs called "Signs of The Zodiac" published in 1967 by Leon Amiel. I would think "Leo" should be included, since it is a sign of the zodiac."

Question by Angie from Florida, U.S.A.: "I am in need of an interpretation/analysis of Dali's painting - Galacidalacidesoxiribunucleicacid- If you can help me out it will be greatly appreciated.,,"
Omega: This painting is also called Homage to Crick and Watson. It is an oil on Canvas and was created in 1962-63. The three parts of existance, Life, Death, and the Afterlife are represented repectively by the DNA to the left, the cubic molecule to the right, and the figure of God reaching down to resurrect the spirit of Christ in the top and middle of the painting.

Question by Wendy from Johannesburg, South Africa: "Hello. I recently purchased a bottle of Salvador Dali Perfume. The perfume is called "Le Roy Soleil" and on the front of the box is a reproduction of a work by Dali named "AQUARELLE ET ENCRE" (circa 1944). I love the picture and would like to see a scan of the original. Can you help me locate one?"
Omega: There has been a few versions of the box, which at left are two versions. I have never heard of which work they use on the boxes other than that they are based on his watercolours but which ones I do not know. As for Aquarelle et encre, it is french for watercolour on ink, If anyone out there can help out Wendy please E-Mail me.

Question by Joe Healey from ???: "Hi, I have a Dali signed in pencil that was given to me by a Gallery in Hawaii around 1973. It was given as a 'thank you' for me purchasing 10 "Rockwell's". I almost forgot about it until I uncovered it stached away when we moved. It looks like watercolor done in charcoal and the background is a kind of sea-blue/green. It has no name and I lost the original authentication that came with it. It is a picture of 3 female nudes and one male nude standing. The male nude is on the right looking toward the 3 females with one hand behind him and the other on his chest. Can you help idenitfy the picture for me... Thanks"
Omega: If anyone out there can help out Joe please E-Mail me.

Response from Jerry B from Miami, Florida, U.S.A.: "This piece is commonly called Enchanted Hawaii-it is a good lithograph signed by Dali."
Response from Aschue1 from Florida, U.S.A.: "According to a catalog i have the work is a lithograph "The Judgement of Paris" published in 1979 by Levine & Levine."

Question by Paul Gearhart from New Jersey, U.S.A.: "We have a limited edition lithograph which is a black and white sketch of Don Quixote with a guitar raised in his hand astride a horse facing a windmill-type figure. In the foreground is a nude female figure facing toward Don Quixote. The print has the name "Apollinaire" printed on it, by hand, in ordinary graphite pencil. The print is signed "Dali" in red at the bottom right... We purchased it in the late 1960's. We would be pleased to know the history of the piece..."
Omega: There are a few Don Quixote paintings that Dali created but I have not heard of anything under that title but if anyone out there can help out Paul please E-Mail me.
Response from Jerry from ???: "This is a piece from the set of etchings titled "Poemes Secrets" done in 1967"

Question by Amber from ???: "Please Help!!! I need info on Dali's painting The Last Supper, 1955. I need an interpretation of the painting and any info on what influenced him to paint it or anything else you may have. Please send any information that you have on that painting, I would really appreciate it. Thank you thank you thank you!!!"
Omega: Dali stated that it was an "arithmetic and philosophical cosmogony based on the paranoiac sublimity of the number twelve...the pentagon contains microcosmic man: Christ". For a detailed description of it visit The Gadfly Online Art Review April 28, 1998. Further down this page you can also find more information and a picture of it.

Question by Gala Durand from Canada: "My name is Gala, I'm peruvian but I live in Canada. Before all, please sorry about my english. I'm send you this e-mail because I want to scanned image of the painting "Ascension of Gala", in french, "L'ascension de Gala", or anithing like that. Could you please help me!"
Omega: There are a lot of paintings that Dali created of Gala but I have not heard of anything under that title but if anyone out there can help out Gala please E-Mail me.

Question by Cynthia from ???: "Do you know who published the lithograph "The Angel of Port Lligat"? And when was it published?"
Omega: The painting is an oil on canvas 23 x 30 3/4 inches. If anyone out there can help out Cynthia with any information on the lithograph, please E-Mail me.

Question by jkflash from ???: "i have a dali litho named le couer does anyone have any info on it"
Omega: I have never heard of anything under that title but if anyone out there can help out jkflash please E-Mail me.

Question by Ann from Indiana, U.S.A.: "I have many Dali etchings. Would like to know if anyone knows anything about the Invention Suite that is signed by Dali. I have the complete set... I also own his Homage to Venice that is also signed..."
Omega: I have never heard of the first one so if anyone can help out Ann or has information on the 2nd one please E-Mail me.
Response from Aschue1 from Florida, U.S.A.: "The first suite may be the one called "Great Inventions" published in 1975 by Transworld Art."
Omega: One of the works in that series is Homage A' Leonardo Da Vinci. Dali presented this series as a tribute to important American inventions. This particular one salutes the American spirit of ingenuity and creativity. This series has been hailed as one of Dali's finest works in printmaking.

Question by Tree from ???: "I have a Large tapestry of Dali's Lincoln in Dalivision. It is #218 of a series of 1976, made in November of 1985 Certified in Barcalona, Spain by Antonio Roldan Rodriguez ... any insight?"
Omega: If anyone can help out Tree please E-Mail me.

Question by Richard from ???: "A friend of mine has a picture by Dali, and at the bottom is the following: L'APOTHEOSE D'HOMER What is the name, if you know, of this work?"
Omega: (at top left) It is called "Apotheosis of Homer (Diurnal Dream of Gala) (Apotheose d'homere)" and was created in 1944-45. It is an oil on convass and measures 25 1/4 x 46 inches and is at the Staatsgalerie Moderne in Kunst, Munich, Germany. Dali painted it in four months by working on it one hour a day. He said of it "This is the triumph of all that is impossible to express except by an ultra-concrete image."
At bottom left is the "Study For Apotheosis of Homer" done in 1943. It is a watercolour and coloured ink which measures 25 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches and is in a private collection.

Question by Bru from France: "...I search a paint. His name: untitled "scene de danse espagnole". Thanks"
Omega: I have not heard of that particular work. If anyone can help out Bru please E-Mail me.

Question by Louis from ???: "Hi My name is Louis and I was wondering if you had any information on a litho I purchased in 1983 called Homage to Lincoln."
Omega: I have not come across that particular work. If anyone can help out Louis please E-Mail me.
Response from Bart from Belgium: Homage to Lincoln is a modified portion of a painting that dali made in 1942 for Esquire magazine. It was published by Gaillard for Amiel. Dali had nothing at all to do with it. see albert field catalog page 238 greatings from dalibel belgium bart

Question by Charlotte from ???: "Hello, I was wondering if you have any such information on Dali's definition of "What art is?" i need to discuss his opinion for a class and was wondering if you could lead me in that direction?"
Omega: I will let Dali answer in his own words, "The day I discovered the key to art I fell to my knees and thanked God. With both knees on the ground! And hands together! Leonardo da Vinci agreed with Euclid that the egg was the most perfect of shapes; to Ingres, the sphere was ideal; Cezanne put his faith only in the cube and cylinder. The truth lies not in any shape but in a geometric locus that is the same for all curved shapes of the human body; I discovered this golden rule at the rounded point of the heaven swept cone of the rhinoceros horn. You can find it for yourself. The point is to apply this inquisitorial mathematics with an implacable rigor that alone can give rebirth to great painting." For more on Dali's beliefs on art read The Unspeakable Confessions of Salvador Dali by Andre Parinaud.

Question by Mauricio Rojo from Mexico City, Mexico: "Hi! I am writing from Mexico City, and i wanted to know the name of a painting by Dali where there is a little boy liftig the sea by it's edge, and there is a dog sleeping under it. If it is possible, can you send me a picture of these painting?. thanks. Atte."
Omega: It is called almost the same way you described it. "Myself at the Age of Six, Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Skin of the Sea to Observe the Dog Sleeping in the Shade of the Water." Created in 1950 with Gouache, watercolour and pencil and measures 10 5/8 x 13 3/4" and is in a private collection. It is signed and dated "Salvador Dali de Figueras 1950" at bottom right. You can view it above left. Dali created another similiar one that year except it was him as a girl called "Dali at the Age of Six, when He Thought He Was a Girl Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Skin of the Sea to Observe a Dog Sleeping in the Shade of the Water". It is an oil on canvas and measures 27 x 34 cm and is part of the Comte Francois de Vallombreuse Collection in Paris, France (above center). A few years later in 1954 he created another one with him as an adult called "Dal� Nude, in Contemplation Before the Five Regular Bodies Metamorphized into Corpuscles, in Which Suddenly Appears the Leda of Leonardo Chromosomatized by the Visage of Gala". It is an oil on canvas and measures 61 x 46 cm and is in a private collection.

Question by Koz1 from ???: "I too have a so called Original Etching sold and authenticated by The Collectors Guild Ltd., ... Title: Don Quixote; From: "Spanish Immortals" series Inked # on back cardboard like backing(upper right): P99; Authentication info/seal* just below #P99; How to hang instructions: upper right; Frame: appears to be chrome-polished smooth front...w/brushed(?)edges; It bears the seal (raised) of the Societe de Verification de la Nouvelle Gravure Internationale of N.Y and Paris.; Created by: The Collectors Guild Ltd.; Dali's Signature (I presume he writes the way he draws?!): Lower right of print. Note: The print appears to be "pressed(?)", giving the appearance of a "raised" outer border. 1. It this an authentic print?; 2. Are there images of this entire series available?; 3. What is a ball park price on this puppy?; 4. Are any collectors looking for this work?..."
Omega: You would have to check with a local dealer/gallery in your area to ensure it is authentic. The only image I have come across or seen can be viewed further down this page. I have no idea what your puppy is worth only a reputable dealer/gallery can answer that. Avoid asking your local dog catcher. There is always a market for Dali's art work but it is not always easy finding a buyer depending on the price of reprints.

	Question by Alexander from ???: "I am trying to find out information about the Castle Pubol which Dali bought at the end of his life. You see My Galician Grandmother discovered after being widowed that my Grandfather Jose Maria Pubul held a noble title. His ancestors moved to Galicia from Catalonia from I believe the Ampurdan region long ago. Because of some regrettable occurances during the Spanish civil war we have lost all contact with my Grandfather's family, but I am still curious about the House of Pubul and viz. whether the Castle Pubol was linked to them a one time. Any help finding information on this would be deeply appreciated"
Omega: At left is a partial view of the Piano Hall at the Castle in Pubol. He bought the castle for Gala and he designed most of the fabrics and a throne room. After her death in 1982 at the age of 88, Dali used her throne room to receive visitors. If anyone can help out Alexander please E-Mail me.
Response from Bart from Belgium: "i have a book about the castel of bubol if you are intrested for any copies of it please let my know"

Question by Daniels from ???: "I'd like to get some background information on "Don Quichotte" by Dali. Many thanks!"
Omega: Don Quixote was created in 1935 and is done in ink, measuring 17 3/4 x 22. It is in a private collection. Dali also made a plate of it (above left). In addition, Dali created illustrations for the book Don Quixote in 1946 (above centre). In 1957 he created 12 colour lithographes of Don Quixote (above right is 1 of the 12).

Question by Spencer from ???: "I'm not very familiar with Salvador Dali, but I've realized those "sticks" in many of his works. Please forgive my ignorance, but what do those symbolize and where could I access to more information electronically reguarding this. Would you know of any book titles? Thanks so much."
Omega: The sticks are crutches and I'll let Dali describe what he means by their use: "Such being the case, I decided to join forces with the group of invalids whose snobbism propped up a decadent aristocracy which still stuck to its traditional attitude. But I had the original idea of not coming with empty hands, like all the rest. I arrived, in fact, with my arms loaded with crutches! One thing I realized immediately. It would take quantities and quantities of crutches to give a semblance of solidity to all that. And I inaugurated the 'pathetic crutch', the prop of the first crime of my childhood, as the all-powerful and exclusive post-war symbol - crutches to support the monstrous development of certain atmospheric-cephalic skulls, crutches immobilize the ecstasy of certain attitudes of rare elegance, crutches to make architectural and durable the fugitive pose of a choreograpic leap, to pin the ephemeral butterfly of the dancer with pins that would keep her poised for eternity. Crutches, crutches, crutches, crutches." For more on what Dali has to say on crutches you can read Dali's book The Seret Life Of Salvador Dali.

The Persistence Of Memory

Question by Whitmore from ???: "I was wondering what exactly "The Persistence Of Memory" means. I'm doing a project about surrealism, and I'm think about using it as an example. But of course I need to explain what it means. Any help?"

Omega: When Dali went to the U.S.A., he found them to be preocupied with time which was something Dali never even noticed and so he came up this concept of soft watches to symbolize it. This painting is often referred to as The Soft Watches or The Soft Clocks. The idea came about one hot August afternoon, in 1931, as Dali sat at his work bench nibbling at his lunch, he took a pencil, and slid it under a bit of Camembert cheese, which had become softer and runnier than usual in the summer heat and thus was born the melting watches. The landscape in the painting is of his home in Catalonia. You can see the craggy rocks of Cape Creus in the background to the right. In the foreground, a sort of amorphous self portrait of Dali seems to melt. Further down this page you can view the picture.

Question by frances from U.S.A.: "Gooday! Could you please please help me with...? Critique Salavador Dali's "Persistence of Memory" according to: 1. 3 clocks with their faces shown; 2. clock with back shown, ants crawling over it; 3. the tree branch; 4. body of water in the background; 5. cliff or rock formation; 6. profile of the face of Dali. I really hope you can help me with this one. Thanks in advance!"

Omega: See above answer.

Question by amber from ???: "I need to... analyze... dali's persistence of memory. Do you have any interpretaions of this painting from art historians or others. ...I have tried several links and have found nothing."

Omega: See above answer. If anyone else out there has an interpretation please E-Mail me.

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