The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table

ID: #412 | TOP 100 | Surrealism | Abstract

Date: 1934

The painting The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table belongs to Dalí's earlier works. The kneeling figure represents the Dutch painter Vermeer, whose leg also serves as a table. Noteworthy is the tapered end of the leg and the human leg lying nearby. The crutch is one of the symbols that we can find repeatedly in this Dalí period. The painting is currently in the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida.

Dali painted picture The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table in 1934. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is portrait.

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).