What did the #Surrealists #SalvadorDali, #PaulEluard and #MaxErnst have in common? Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, better known simply as Gala. She was married to Paul Eluard, engaged in a ménage a trois with her husband and Max Ernst, and ultimately became Dali's wife and muse for the remainder of her life. . . "Dali shirtless and Gala in shorts on a beach". Lee Miller. Image Rights of Salvador Dali reserved. Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dali, Figueres, 2016.