Provenance
The artist; given to Mary Reynolds (died 1950), Paris, by 1950 [this and the following according to letter from Frank B. Hubacheck, Feb. 17, 1964, in curatorial object file]; by descent to her brother Frank B. Hubachek, Chicago, 1950 [stored with Elizabeth Humes, Rome, 1950–Oct. 1963 according to signed affidavit of Sept. 10, 1963; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1963.
Accession Number
73669
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
18.1 × 14.1 cm (7 1/8 × 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
oil on panel
Credit Line
Mary Reynolds Collection; gift of Frank B. Hubachek
Background & Context
Background Story
Salvador Dali's Untitled (Desert Landscape) shows a desert landscape, likely the barren, dreamlike spaces that appear in many of Dali's works. The desert setting provided a stage for the bizarre objects and figures that populate his imagination.
Cultural Impact
Dali's desert landscapes are among the most iconic settings in Surrealist art.
Why It Matters
This desert landscape provides a stage for Dali's surreal imagination.
