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GALA DALI CASTLE

PUBOL, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 716

The Castle of Púbol (or Gala Dalí Castle) is located in Púbol outside Girona, Catalonia. It was the home to surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and his wife Gala (but not at the same time). Gala is buried at the castle.  After Gala's death in 1982, Dalí moved into the Castle for the first time. In 1984, a fire broke out in his bedroom under unclear circumstances, possibly a suicide attempt by Dalí.  Dalí was rescued and returned to Figueres, where a group of his friends, patrons, and fellow artists saw to it that he was comfortable living in his Theater-Museum for his final years.  In 1996, Gala's private castle in Púbol was opened to the public as the Gala-Dalí Castle House Museum.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1min 1.8 seconds and at aperture f29. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.