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Spanish artist Salvador Dali, one of the most popular painters of the 20th century, is painting with a bread crust on his head, on April 30, 1955 in the Vincennes zoo, in front of the Verrmeer art of piece "la Dentellière". Salvador Dali was born in 1904 in Figueras and died 23 January 1989, aged 85. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/GettyImages)

Spanish artist Salvador Dali, one of the most popular painters of the 20th century, is painting with a bread crust on his head, on April 30, 1955 in the Vincennes zoo, in front of the Verrmeer art of piece "la Dentellière". Salvador Dali was born in 1904 in Figueras and died 23 January 1989, aged 85.        (Photo credit should read -/AFP/GettyImages)