Dali refers to Salvador Dali, a famous Spanish painter known for his surrealist artworks. He painted "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening."
Note: The provided meaning of the answer is for the latest New York Times crossword puzzle clue: "The Elephants" painter, 1948. Explanations are generated by AI and may be inaccurate.