Some women inspire passion and total devotion. Dali’s life with Gala was that celebration of unconditional love.

Gala was married to Paul Eluard, a French Famous poet, and living in a menage a trois with Max Ernst, Paul’s then protege and a pioneer of Surrealism, when she met Dali on vacation. Dali, 10 years younger than her, had a coup de foudre for her and she left Eluard for him.

In this picture, she seems so happy, it is difficult to imagine that there was no sex between them. Despite his insecurities and her extra marital affairs, they formed one of the most creative relationship of the 20th century. She was his muse, his manager and in return he painted her with incredible affection and sensuality.

” I would polish Gala to make her shine, making her as happy as possible, taking good care of her -even more than I did with myself- for without her, everything was over.” Salvador Dali