Dali's Letters to Picasso Reveal Complex Relationship

A new publication from Éditions Gallimard, 'Dali : Lettres à Picasso (1927 – 1970)', collects short texts written by Salvador Dalí to Pablo Picasso, mostly on the back of postcards. The correspondence spans from 1926, when Dalí first met Picasso in Paris, until 1970. The letters nuance the perceived ideological divide between Picasso, a left-wing communist and anti-Franco activist, and Dalí, expelled from the Surrealist group, accused of sympathizing with Franco and royalty. Despite Dalí's apparent lack of response from Picasso, the publication suggests their relationship was more complex than ideological differences imply. The book includes commentary by Jacques Henric.