10. Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí, born in 1904, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his imaginative works like ‘The Persistence of Memory.’ However, his personal life was marked by troubling behavior. Dalí’s relationship with his wife, Gala, was reportedly volatile, with accounts of physical aggression, including an incident where he allegedly assaulted her with a cane. Additionally, he was expelled from the Paris Surrealist Group for expressing fascist sympathies and admiration for Hitler, actions that contradicted the group’s anti-fascist stance. These aspects of Dalí’s life have led to ongoing debates about the separation of an artist’s work from their personal conduct. (theguardian.com)
