Salvador Dalì was a Spanish Catalan [?] painter born in Figueres. Dalí was a skilled [?], best known for the striking and [?] images in his surrealist work. His painterly [?] are often attributed to the influence of [?] masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of [?], was completed in 1931. Dalí's expansive [?] repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a [?] of artists in a variety of media. Dalí was highly [?], and his unusual and grandiose [?] drew a lot of attention to himself. This sometimes [?] those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his [?], since his eccentric manner sometimes drew more [?] attention than his artwork.