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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

Salvador Dali

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Salvador Dali
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 11
Died: 1989
Died: January 23
Actor
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Salvador Dalí Domènech
Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí
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Felip Jacint Domènech
Salvador Dali
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