Salvador Dali Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, c.1938

One of Dalí's best known works from the World War II era is "Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach" (1938). This oil on canvas masterpiece exemplifies the artist's refinement of his Paranoiac-Critical method. The painting combines multiple embedded images of a dog, human face and a fruit dish with pears on a tabletop against a beach landscape. One image's contours meld seamlessly into those of another, creating a heightened sense of visual drama meant to disturb the viewer.