Taschen's Basic Art series features a great artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance with a concise biography and accompanying illustrations. Salvador Dalí was one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, celebrated for his surrealist modernism and provocative compositions.
Benedikt Taschen founded his namesake publishing house in Cologne in 1980. Taschen books are renowned for their lavish presentation and their equal celebration of high and low culture. Taking on subjects as varied as modernist architecture, Golden Age comics, and William Blake has secured its status as one of the world's foremost purveyors of art books. All Taschen books are impeccably designed, and are prized for their value to both the novice and the expert.