Famous Surrealist Painters

1.)  Salvador Dali- Surrealist painter born in Figueres, Spain.      May 11,1904- January 23, 1989

The Persistance of Memory, 1931. Dali's Most Famous Painting.

Dali was encouraged to paractice his art at an early age. In 1916 Dali's parents sent him to drawing school at the Colegio de Hermanos Maristas and the instituto in Figueres, Spain.
In 1920 he went to Paris and interacted with artists such as Picasso, Magritte, and Miro. That led Dali to his first Surrealist Phase.

2.) Pablo Picasso- sculpter, printmaker, ceramicist, and famous painter born in Malaga, Spain. October 25, 1881- April 8, 1973

The Old Guitarist 1908

At 14 years old Picasso moved to Barcelona, Spain with his family and enrolled in the city's prestigous school of fine arts, he was admitted in for his extroadinary talent, Picasso began to skip class and rome around sketching Barcelona. At 16 years of age Picasso moved to madrid and attended the Royal Academy of San Fernando. Picasso began to skip class to paint what he observed once again. in 1899 Picasso moved back to Barcelona where he met a crowd of artists and intelectuals who inspired Picasso to forget about the classical methods he was taught and do surrealism.