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A photograph of Salvador Dali in his studio taken during the 1980s by Marc Lacroix (French, 1927 - 2007). The photograph is a peak into the world of art that Salvador Dali created during his lifetime. From an edition of 10, this framed photograph is signed by the artist in marker, lower right.

Marc Lacroix was born in 1927 and raised in Paris. At fourteen, he got his first camera from his uncle and against his parents' wishes began to take his first photographs in the street and public parks of Paris. This hobby became more and more a vocation for Lacroix, who decided to focus his life goals on photography. Dali was studying Vermeer's technique attracted by his distinctive use of light and the simplicity of his painting. Inevitably, one memorable day, Marc Lacroix met Salvador Dali as a result of their mutual interests in special photographic effects. The master of surrealism encouraged Lacroix to persevere. In 1971, Dali and Lacroix produced a special Christmas edition of VOGUE Magazine, in which Lacroix's photographs in combination with Dali's pictures became famous. Later, Dali worked with Lacroix to develop a new technique - stereoscopic painting (three dimensional painting). Marc Lacroix studied and became equally successful in various photographic fields, although his work with Dali contributed the most to this fame. At this time, his photographs are permanently displayed in the DALI MUSEUM in Figueras, Spain. Anyone who has seen his portraits of Dali can admire the fantastic diversity of the model reflected in each photograph with an incredible sensitivity. Lacroix needs to know the personality of his model intimately and especially with Salvador Dali. It is obvious that the communion has been made. The photographs are a tribute to these two artists, Dali as subject and Lacroix as creator. In this case, surrealism exists on both sides of the camera.