Provenance
Sold by the artist to Mrs. Charles Goodspeed (née Elizabeth Fuller, later Mrs. Gilbert Chapman; 1893–1980), Chicago, by 1938 [according to letter from Mrs. Goodspeed dated June 8, 1970 and Chicago 1938 exh. cat.]; given to the Art Institute, 1949.
Accession Number
65819
Medium
Gouache with graphite, on commercially printed magazine page
Dimensions
28.3 × 17.8 cm (11 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
gouache
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed
Background & Context
Background Story
Salvador Dali's Mae West's Face Which May Be Used as a Surrealist Apartment is a famous Dali work where the face of the actress Mae West is transformed into a room. This double-image is a classic example of Dali's paranoiac-critical method.
Cultural Impact
This double-image of Mae West is one of Dali's most famous and witty works.
Why It Matters
Mae West's face becomes a surrealist apartment in this classic double-image.
