Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second before Waking

Date: 1944
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain
Dimensions: 51 x 41

One of the recurring motifs in Dalí's works are elephants. He used this motif for the first time in the painting "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening" in 1944. A fish emerges from a pomegranate, from which two tigers jump out, awakening an otherwise peacefully sleeping and dreaming woman. The painting refers to the influence of Freud's theory of dreams on Dalí and other surrealists. The original can be found in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.

Dali painted picture Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second before Waking in 1944. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is portrait. Original size is 51 x 41. This art piece is located in Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

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).