Inventions of the Monsters

Inventions of the Monsters

Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989

1937

On view — Gallery 395 at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Salvador Dalí, Surrealism’s most publicized practitioner, created monstrous visions of a world turned inside out, which he made even more compelling through his extraordinary technical skills. When the Art Institute acquired Inventions of the Monsters in 1943, the artist wrote his congratulations…

Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.4 × 78.4 cm (20 1/4 × 30 7/8 in.)
Origin
Spain

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