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Re: Query: Surrealist painter in "Spring in Fialta" (fwd)
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>The reference, most likely, is to Salvador Dali, who joined the Surrealist
>movement in 1929. One other reason for VN to hate him -- in addition to
>the general dislike for his style of painting -- was that Dali was heavily
>influenced by Freud, and the "eye" imagery in his paintings often stands
>for a "dream." The movement was especially notorious in the 1930s when the
>story appeared. The Surrealists were also known for their attempts to
>reconcile Freud and Marx -- obviously another huge strike against them, as
>far as VN was concerned.
>
>Galya Diment
In the lap scene in *Lolita* the artist referred to in the magazine photo
(on a beach with a replica of the Venus de Milo) is Dali. The photo
actually exists; I remember seeing it many, many years ago in Life
magazine.
Mark Dintenfass
>movement in 1929. One other reason for VN to hate him -- in addition to
>the general dislike for his style of painting -- was that Dali was heavily
>influenced by Freud, and the "eye" imagery in his paintings often stands
>for a "dream." The movement was especially notorious in the 1930s when the
>story appeared. The Surrealists were also known for their attempts to
>reconcile Freud and Marx -- obviously another huge strike against them, as
>far as VN was concerned.
>
>Galya Diment
In the lap scene in *Lolita* the artist referred to in the magazine photo
(on a beach with a replica of the Venus de Milo) is Dali. The photo
actually exists; I remember seeing it many, many years ago in Life
magazine.
Mark Dintenfass