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Salvador Dali - The Endless Enigma, 1938The Endless Enigma, 1938Salvador Dali

Inside this painting are six separate images, interwoven and laid atop one another.This composition is probably the best example of paranoiac-critical activity in operation in the paintings done by Dal. He is not satisfied with pursuing a double image but succeeds in accumulating and making rise sim...

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Spain)
 
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Salvador Dali - The Apotheosis of Homer, 1944-45The Apotheosis of Homer, 1944-45Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali was considerably influenced by Greek mythology from a young age, as his father would tell him of these fantastical creatures; this most likely had an impact on Dali’s surrealist works where he creates mystical worlds of his own. In his painting The Apotheosis of Homer, he portrays Home...

Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst (Munchen, Germany)
 
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Rene Magritte - The MagicianThe MagicianRene Magritte

Like Magritte said: “Anyone crazy about movement or its opposite will not enjoy this picture.” I agree with Magritte because this painting is simultaneously static and generates a lot of movement. It looks static because Magritte seems to be frozen: the way he’s chewing, cutting the meat and poring ...

 
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Paul Delvaux - Night TrainNight TrainPaul Delvaux

Paul Delvaux's Night Train, painted in 1947, is a masterpiece of surrealism that can be found in the Like

 
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Salvador Dali - Music - The Red OrchestraMusic - The Red OrchestraSalvador Dali
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Salvador Dali - Living Still LifeLiving Still LifeSalvador Dali
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Salvador Dali - Shirley TempleShirley TempleSalvador Dali
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Salvador Dali - Imperial VioletsImperial VioletsSalvador Dali
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Salvador Dali - Temple - Sketch for a Set DesignTemple - Sketch for a Set DesignSalvador Dali
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Salvador Dali - Melting WatchMelting WatchSalvador Dali
(1954)

A well known Surrealist piece, Melting Watch bears the name ' Soft Watch at the Moment of First Explosion' but is known by other names as well. The image has a bright blue sky in the background, in sharp contrast with the golden colours in the foreground. The watch 'melts' along the side of a cubic ...

 
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María Izquierdo Rodríguez - UntitledUntitledMaría Izquierdo Rodríguez

As a result of the visit of André Breton, the Pope of Surrealism, to Mexico, many fantasy painters of surrealism made their debut. Among these new artists, female painters such as Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington were prominent. Maria Izquierdo, as well, is internationally acclaime...

Nagoya City Art Museum (Nagoya, Japan)
 
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Salvador Dali - SorcerySorcerySalvador Dali
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Paul Delvaux - Small Train Station at NightSmall Train Station at NightPaul Delvaux
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Marc Chagall - The Sky inflamesThe Sky inflamesMarc Chagall
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Salvador Dali - Untitled (Landscape)Untitled (Landscape)Salvador Dali
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Marc Chagall - Song of Songs IIISong of Songs IIIMarc Chagall
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Salvador Dali - Birth of a New WorldBirth of a New WorldSalvador Dali

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