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Who painted it?
Who painted “The Great Masturbator”?
“The Great Masturbator” was painted by Salvador Dalí in 1929. Where to see it: Museo Reina Sofía.
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What to look for
Salvador Dalí: dream images painted with photographic precision: melting watches, long-legged elephants, crutches, endless desert plains under a clear sky.
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Wikipedia
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More by Salvador Dalí
- “The Persistence of Memory”, 1931
- “Christ of Saint John of the Cross”, 1951
- “Soft Construction with Boiled Beans”, 1936
- “Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening”, 1944
- “The Face of War”, 1940
- “The Burning Giraffe”, 1937
- “The Elephants”, 1948
- “Metamorphosis of Narcissus”, 1938