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    Gala Dalí (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, Елена Ивановна Дьяконова; 7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1894 – 10 June 1982), usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí, who were both prominent in surrealism. She also inspired many other writers and artists.

  3. Jul 30, 2018 · By all accounts, Salvador was enraptured by his new wife, whom he nicknamed Gradiva, after the mythological heroine who serves as the driving force of Wilhelm Jensen’s eponymous novel; Oliva ...

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    • Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. Gala Dalí is born in Kazan (Russian Empire) in 1894. Her real name was Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. Not much is known about her blood relatives.
    • Gala and Paul Éluard. In 1912 she contracted tuberculosis and was sent to a sanatorium in Switzerland to be treated. There she met a young French guy called Eugène Grindel that was her same age: 17 years old.
    • How Salvador Dali and Gala met. In the Summer of 1929 Paul Eluard, Gala and some other artist friends went from Paris to Cadaques (Spain) to try and cheer up their colleague Salvador Dali.
    • His muse and his everything. Gala had quitted a comfortable life in Paris for Dali to be with him, but she didn't mind. She took care of him like a mother, run the household, took decisions, posed for him and encouraged him to paint.
  4. Nov 16, 2023 · Niezla Sztuka. Gala’s real name was Helena Ivanovna Diakonova. She was 10 years older than Dalí and, when they met in 1929, she was married to the poet Paul Éluard and mother to a little girl. She also had a lover, Max Ernst, who painted her in a number of portraits. It was love at first sight.

  5. Sep 15, 2022 · Dalí seemed intrigued by Éluard's Russian wife, born Elena Dmitrievna Diakonova but known simply as Gala, so she was tasked with communicating with their host. Gala weathered his jarring...

  6. Salvador Dalí's wife and muse, whose real name was Elena Ivanovna Diakonova was a mysterious and highly intuitive woman, which was able to recognise artistic and creative genius when she saw it, and had relations with a number of intellectuals and artists.

  7. Aug 23, 2018 · The terrible reputation of Salvador Dalí’s wife is being reassessed, and her artistic role re-examined. Outrageous, yes, but was she also an innovative creator in her own right?

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