Salvador Dalí
Piano Surréaliste, 1971
Lithography
90 × 60 cm
Includes a frame 120 × 90 cm
Includes a frame 120 × 90 cm
Edition 214/500
Lysenko Gallery
Further images
The composition depicts a grand piano transformed into a living, hybrid creature, standing on elongated, feminine legs in high heels. From the open piano rises a graceful, skeletal dancer‑like figure,...
The composition depicts a grand piano transformed into a living, hybrid creature, standing on elongated, feminine legs in high heels. From the open piano rises a graceful, skeletal dancer‑like figure, arms lifted in an expressive, balletic pose. The background is minimal and dreamlike, with a warm gradient sky and a simplified ground plane, reinforcing a sense of theatrical staging.
Dalí frequently explored the relationship between music, dance, and the subconscious, and pianos appear repeatedly in his graphic works as symbols of memory, discipline, and hidden desire.