Enigma of My Desire, or My Mother, My Mother, My Mother
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Title
Enigma of My Desire, or My Mother, My Mother, My Mother
Subject
Abstract image; Painting--Spain--20th C. A.D.
Description
Like most of Dalí's paintings, locales from real life feature in The Enigma of Desire, particularly Cape Creus near Cadaqués, the birthplace of Dalí's father and a place he loved "with fanatical loyalty". The mostly barren blue and brown background, typical of Dalí's paintings, draws attention to the central large shape in the middle. The shape arises from a rock shaped like a sleeping human. The large shape is shown to be protruding from the sleeping shape on the ground.
Creator
Dalí, Salvador
Source
Material: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 110 x 150 cm
Measurements: 110 x 150 cm
Date
1929
Contributor
Neville, Ben
Rights
© 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid.
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
spain_dali_1929_2
Collection
Citation
Dalí, Salvador, “Enigma of My Desire, or My Mother, My Mother, My Mother,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed June 29, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/20.