Provenance
Julien Levy, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, by 1939; sold to Lindy and Edwin Bergman, Chicago, 1961; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.
Accession Number
105527
Medium
Pen and black ink on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
64.7 × 50.8 cm (25 1/2 × 20 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Credit Line
A Gift from Lindy and Edwin Bergman
Background & Context
Background Story
Salvador Dali's The Image Disappears (1938) explores the theme of disappearance and illusion, central concerns of Dali's paranoiac-critical method. The image seems to dissolve or transform before our eyes.
Cultural Impact
Dali's paranoiac-critical method sought to access the unconscious through systematic irrationality.
Why It Matters
This work explores the disappearance of images, a key Surrealist theme.
