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Measuring 65.0 x 54.0 cm, the painting depicts the bust of Gala composed of a matrix of spheres seemingly suspended in space. It represents a synthesis of Renaissance art and atomic theory and illustrates the ultimate discontinuity of matter, [ 1 ] the spheres themselves representing atomic particles .
The painting's title is a portmanteau of the name of Dalí's wife, Gala Dalí, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). It is a tribute to Francis Crick and James D. Watson, who are credited with determining the double helical structure of DNA in 1953. The painting is in the collection of the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. [1]
Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, from 1944. A shorter alternate title for the painting is Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee. The woman in the painting, dreaming, is believed to represent his wife, Gala, a regular presence in his work.
West Side of the Isle of the Dead – Reconstructed Compulsive Image After Böcklin (1934), ABANCA Art collection, A Coruña Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation; 1935 The Angelus of Gala (1935) Museum of Modern Art, New York; Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus (1935) The Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Florida; Don Quixote (1935)
Salvador Dalí himself wrote: "I started to paint Leda Atómica which exalts Gala, the metaphysical goddess and succeeded to create the ‘suspended space’". Dalí's Catholicism enables also other interpretations of the painting. The painting can be conceived as Dalí's way of interpreting the Annunciation.
In the upper left section we observe a representational portrait of Dali's wife, Gala, to whom the artist has dedicated this piece. Her serious, rigid expression could be interpreted as a pictorial representation of her deep-seated dislike for bullfighting. In the bottom left section there is a pattern of multicolored circles.
Lincoln in Dalivision is a 1977 original limited edition lithograph created by Salvador Dalí.It is often considered one of the most counterfeited Dalí lithographs. [1] [2] Dalí authentication experts who have noted the counterfeiting issue with this work include Albert Field (The Official Catalog of Graphic Works of Salvador Dalí – authorized by Dalí), [3] Frank Hunter (Dalí Archives ...
In 1929, several Surrealists including Paul Éluard and his wife Gala were visiting Dalí at his home in Spain. Upon seeing the Surrealist style painting, they were intrigued by it, which led to Dalí becoming an official member of the movement. The painting was the subject of an analysis by Georges Bataille for Documents issue no. 7. [1]