The Great Masturbator, 1929 by Salvador Dali
Canvas Print - 3413-DAS
Location: Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, Madrid, SpainOriginal Size: 110 x 150 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $55.71 USD
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*Max printing size: 30.4 x 41.3 in
*Max framing size: Long side up to 28"
"The Great Masturbator" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Canvas Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
Our use of the finest quality, fine-textured canvas lends art reproductions a painting-like appearance. Combined with a satin-gloss coating, it delivers exceptional print outcomes, showcasing vivid colors, intricate details, deep blacks, and impeccable contrasts. The canvas structure is also highly compatible with canvas stretching frames, further enhancing its versatility.
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Painting Information
Ah, "The Great Masturbator" by Salvador Dalí—what a marvel of the subconscious mind rendered on canvas! This surrealist masterpiece, created in 1929, is a hypnotic exploration of Dalí's deepest desires and fears, encapsulated within an astonishing dreamscape that challenges and entices the viewer.
Dominating the canvas is an amorphous, ochre-colored form, evocative of both a distorted human face and a landscape. The face, a recurring motif in Dalí's works, appears to be in a state of transition—caught between reality and dream, pleasure and anguish. The prominent nose arches forward, merging seamlessly with the terrain, suggesting the fluidity of human perception and identity.
Emerging from this surreal visage is a strikingly realistic depiction of a grasshopper, symbolizing decay and fear, clinging to the face's cheek. Below it, an array of ants—Dalí's emblem of death and decay—crawls over the form, enhancing the sense of dread. Yet, juxtaposed against this unsettling imagery is a tender scene: a voluptuous female figure, her face partially obscured, nuzzles the face's forehead, signifying erotic desire and perhaps, unfulfilled longing.
In the background, a dreamlike vista stretches out, featuring Dalí's signature crutches, symbolizing the fragility of human existence, and an ethereal figure with a long shadow—possibly Dalí himself—surveying the enigmatic tableau. The sky, a clear blue, contrasts sharply with the bizarre foreground, emphasizing the surreal dichotomy between the mundane and the fantastical.
"The Great Masturbator" is a quintessential Dalinian work, blending meticulous detail with an evocative exploration of the psyche, where every element, no matter how bizarre, contributes to the overarching narrative of human vulnerability and desire.
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