... And here is an almost totally different thing or at least, a work that combines a stormy yet beautiful and pretty traditional landscape with a confrontational figure. A Dali that usually goes unnoticed, this work fascinates me - I don't know exactly why.

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Dear friends, let me show now some of the most provocative paintings that you will ever be apt to find among Dali's relatively early works. To some, they will be the exact opposite of what art is supposed to be: beautiful, colorful, relaxing... And yet... For my part, I will abstain to qualify or disqualify them. I will only mention that very probably Dali would not be Dali had he not painted them.

Salvador Dali - Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment
(gouache on newspaper, circa 1935)

Salvador Dali - The Specter of Sex Appeal (oil on canvas, 1934)

Salvador Dali - The Anthropomorphic Cabinet (gouache on black paper, 1936)

Salvador Dali - Ant Face
(Drawing for the Catalogue Jacket of Dalí's Exhibition at the Alex Reid and Lefevre Gallery in London)
(gouache on black paper, 1936)

Hi Miguel,
You never know what to expect out of Dali. Do you know of any other artist that had drawers and crutches in their paintings? You surely can call them original.

Hi Miguel,

Portrait II is very intriguing. The bird's feather's are ruffled, showing some form of agitation. The girl's figure is almost perfect except for her left hand that seems to be elongated and shows age beyond that of the figure. At first glance, it appears that she is sitting on a piece of furniture, but then you realize that she is rising above it, plus all objects around her are rising as well. The rocky background shows a lot of detail, but yet the water is plain. No ripples, no foam, nothing to indicate motion. It seems as though he had a lot to say in this painting, however only he knew what he was saying. I noticed the same thing about the left hand in the beautiful painting with the clouds and I forget what you call the figure of half man half horse. The hand is one of the most defficult things to draw or paint. On the first painting the right hand is perfect, however in both paintings the left hand shows age.

GOD BLESS YOU

~Mike~

http://www.countryvalues65.com

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The Man with the Head of Blue Hortensias (oil on canvas, 1936)

Miguel,

Do you think that Dali visited Mars?

Roger