Flaming Giraffe

ID: #3061 | TOP 100 | Surrealism | Abstract

Salvador Dalí painted Flaming Giraffe before his exile in the United States, which was between 1940 and 1948. The painting is set in a gloomy atmosphere with a dark blue sky. In the foreground are two female figures, one with drawers opening from her side like a chest. The hands, forearms and face of the nearest figure are stripped down to the muscle tissue beneath the skin. In the distance we can see a giraffe with its back on fire.

Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Salvador Dali Domingo Felipe Jacinto (1904-1989). Spanish, more accurately Catalan surrealist painter known for his distinctive and often bizarre paintings. His work frequently features elements of symbolism. Dalí created more than 1,500 works, including paintings, drawings, book illustrations, designs for costumes and furniture, sculptures, cartoon animations and more. Among his most famous paintings are The Persistence of Memory (1931), The Elephants (1948), Christ of St. John of the Cross (1951), Swans Reflecting Elephants (1937), and The Dream (1944).