Salvador Dalí 10 Euro (2021) - 27 g - silver proof collector's coin

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise drawing, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.

Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and received his formal education in the visual arts in Madrid.

From a young age, he was influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters, but he gradually became increasingly drawn to Cubism and the avant-garde movement.

He became involved with Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, where he soon became one of its leading figures.

His most famous work, *The Persistence of Memory*, was completed in August 1931.

Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940, where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948, where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his style of “nuclear mysticism,” based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and the latest scientific discoveries.