This comprehensive volume is the most thorough study of Salvador Dals painted works ever published, featuring many pieces previously inaccessible, with nearly half of the illustrations appearing in public for the first time. Authored by Robert Descharnes and Gilles Nret after years of research, it contextualizes Dals art by integrating contemporary documents, drawings, and works across ballet, cinema, fashion, advertising, and objects dart, going beyond a mere catalog raisonn. The book is divided into two parts: the first traces Dals early development as an experimental artist, exploring his playful mastery of various art movements like Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism, which he often mocked and abandoned, while the second reveals his lifelong pursuits and legacy through iconic works like Tuna Fishing and Hallucinogenic Toreador, including unpublished homages to Velzquez and Michelangelo, illustrating his quest to unravel the secrets of masterworks and establish himself as a 20th-century Velzquez. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Softly bumped top front corner with very light crease.