The Hallucinogenic Toreador - SKETCHLINE

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1968 - 1970

The Hallucinogenic Toreador

author

Salvador Dali

description

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Location: Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida.

The painter said that this canvas is the reflection of his inner world. We can see 6-year-old Dali himself in the lower right corner of the picture. A swarm of flies is approaching him. A few images of Venus de Milo are placed in the center. The famous images of a toreador and an elephant are hidden inside the images of Venus de Milo.