Salvador Dalí - The Persistence of Memory

The Persistence of Memory is Salvador Dalí’s most famous painting. The work shows three melted pocket watches arranged in the Catalan landscape in front of the rugged cliffs of the Cap de Creus. There is a fly sitting on one of the clocks, symbolizing how time passes. Another is being eaten by ants, symbolizing transience and decay. In the center of the painting, a clock is running on an abstract profile view of the artist's face with his eyes closed. © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona 2020