Provenance
Private collection, England [Rotterdam, 1970]. Sold by Walter Goetz (1911-1995), Paris, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1963.
Accession Number
88624
Medium
Graphite on buff wove paper
Dimensions
35.2 × 52.2 cm (13 7/8 × 20 9/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Credit Line
Gift of Frank B. Hubachek
Background & Context
Background Story
Salvador Dali's City of Drawers shows a figure or landscape composed of open drawers, a recurring motif in Dali's work representing the opening of hidden secrets and the exploration of the unconscious.
Cultural Impact
Dali's drawers motif represents the exploration of hidden depths.
Why It Matters
This city of drawers explores the theme of hidden knowledge.
