what type of artworks is salvador dali famous for
25 Famous Salvador Dali Paintings - Surreal and Optical illusion Paintings. Salvador Dali Paintings. Salvador Dali Paintings: Salvador Felipe Jacinto DalÃ­ Domenech popularly known as Salvador Dali is a popular surreal artist. He was born in Catalonia, Spain on 11th May 1904. When he was a child, Salvador Dali showed great interest in painting and drawing, he initially started of with charcoal drawings and his father helped set up various exhibitions to show off surreal dali paintings.