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What is Salvador DalĂ­ best known for?

Salvador DalĂ­ was a Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker known for exploring subconscious imagery. Arguably, his most famous painting is The Persistence of Memory (1931), depicting limp melting watches. DalĂ­ also collaborated with director Luis Buñuel on the Surrealistic films Un Chien andalou (1929; An Andalusian Dog) and L’Âge d’or (1930; The Golden Age).