When his wife passed away, his life became dull. He stopped eating, scratched his face, he was constantly shouting and crying. He could wander around his house uttering delirious phrases about Gala. He didnโt paint anymore and died several years later after Gala. Thatโs a striking breathtaking story. Thatโs what one calls true love.ย โMichael Vahl
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalรญ i Domรจnech, Marquรฉs de Dalรญ de Pรบbol was born in 1904 in the Spanish region of Catalonia, to a middle-class lawyer, and a mother who encouraged his artistic endeavors. In 1929 the flamboyant artist met his lifelong muse and future wife, the Russian-born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, known as Gala. Los Angeles born artist Michael Vahl, now living in Tampa Bay, greatly inspired by Dalรญโs story painted this striking portrait of he and Gala on Baum Ave. N. behind Ashe Couture Boutique in St. Petersburg. With the Dali Museum barely more than a mile away The Burg is a must-visit for Dali lovers. ย @michael_vahl_artworkย @dalimuseumย @ilovetheburg