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| “Gypsy Figure” |
When people think of Salvador Dali, they think of melting clocks, grotesque nightmarish stick figures, wild collections of seemingly random images on a single canvas, or ambiguous figures that vary depending on your perspective. But did you know that Dali painted more mundane works, like these pieces shown in Madrid’s Reina Sofia (Queen Sofia) Museum?
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| Portrait of Luis Buñuel |
The Reina Sofia is Madrid’s modern art museum, the counterpart to London’s Tate Modern; the Reina Sofia and Madrid’s Prado together house a massive collection of art, mostly paintings. We’re big fans of Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso, so with an impressive representation from both artists (not to mention Picasso’s “Guernica”) a visit to this museum was a must (photos in this museum are permitted except of “Guernica”).
We’ve been to the Dali museum in Tampa where they have the most impressive collection of Dalis anywhere, but represented at the Reina Sofia were some of the “weirdest” Dalis you’ll ever see. Meaning they’re pretty normal.
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| “Girl From The Back” |
Some were commissioned portraits (Dali had to make a living like everyone else), and some were just interesting figures. We think they’re a great example of Dali’s breadth of interests and talents.
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| “Girl At The Window” (not sure why the little piece of blue tape on the drapes; perhaps the museum is doing some cleaning?) |
