You are right on all accounts, Roger; I'm afraid Dali was all that and more. He was vain, self-conceited and an eccentric and would never shy from showing it, on the contrary, he would do his best to make the front page of newspapers and magazines through his rather comic attitudes.
There are important exceptions to this rule, however, in the works he did for a specific purpose: I am thinking of The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus adorning these pages, where symbols are more or less recognizable, or most of the extraordinary portraits he did either of special people like his father (also showcased here) or of some of the world's rich and famous, which we will begin to see pretty soon.
Hugs,
Miguel
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Myrna, Dali claimed to have dreamed many of his images. He sometimes wanted to shock or make people guress. He had a strange mind, was very vain and loved personal attention. From these things he had a lot of choices. However, his ability to paint just what he wanted was evident. Roger
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