Dali

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blunthead

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Clearly it is. He has a sense of depth and dimensionality that a lot of Picasso's paintings lacked, though.
I wish I could comment on Picasso, but one must understand first then comment, yes? As for Dali, there's been a time or two I've believed I've understood him, the formative one being the night I discovered both him and psilocybin, and since have wrestled among quotes between Freud, Churchill, and this: "I don't take drugs. I am drugs." for my favorite.
 

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View of Cadaqués with the Shadow of Mount Pani
 

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Certainly one of my favorites. (Dalí had a room with a glass partition on the floor so he could see downward. Hence the unexpected viewing angle.)
I didn't know that. I know he painted in an upstairs room which had a slit in the floor at the base of the wall so he could hoist his canvases up and down because they were sometimes that large.
 
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The Basket of Bread (1926) Oil on a "WOOD" panel (32cm x 32cm).

The painting depicts four pieces of bread with butter on them sitting in a basket. One is separated from the others and is half-bitten. The basket sits on a white cloth. Dali was studying the Dutch and Flemish Masters, this painting shows Dali's mastery of his draftsmanship skills and true understanding of "SUPER-REALISM" . Dali's photo realistic depiction of the basket of bread is clearly apparent, and the crustiness of the bread contrasts with the crisp white folds of the cloth beneath. We see Dali's technical expertise in shadow and light paying homage to the likes of Italian Baroque artist, Caravaggio (1572 – 1610) whom he studied.
 
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