Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a Surrealist masterpiece by Salvador Dalí painted in 1937, when he was fully committed to the paranoiac-critical method. The work reinterprets the myth of Narcissus, transforming the classical legend into a psychological and ambiguous vision. In a desolate, rocky landscape Narcissus appears crouching by a pool of water, absorbed in contemplating his own reflection. Beside him a petrified hand, in the same posture as his body, holds an egg from which a flower sprouts: a symbol of rebirth and transformation.
The painting stages the passage from desire to obsession, from life to immobility, presenting identity as a fragile illusion destined to change. The double figures, metamorphic objects and dramatic light evoke a dream in which the boundary between the real and the mental dissolves. With this work Dalí investigates the ego, narcissism and the capacity of the unconscious to generate forms in constant evolution.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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