The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory

ID: #405 | TOP 20 | Surrealism | Still life

Date: 1954

He painted this painting in 1954 as a response to his most famous painting The Persistence of Memory. Again, the motif of the "flowing" clock, which symbolizes the relativity of time, and the motif of the fish, which for Dalí is a symbol of life, appear here. The landscape from the original painting is now fragmented and flooded with water. Overall, this painting symbolizes the psychological impact on humanity that Dalí anticipates in the era of the atomic bomb. The painting is now stored in the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg.

Dali painted picture The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory in 1954. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape.

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).