L’Énigme de Guillaume Tell

by Salvador Dalí

Artist Salvador Dalí (Spanien, 1904 - 1989)

Alternate Title

Wilhelm Tells gåta
The Enigma of Wilhelm Tell

Date1933

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 201,5 × 346,5 cm Ram: 237 × 382 × 6,5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1967 (The Museum of Our Wishes)

Countries

Spain

On view

Stockholm

RoomCorridor floor 4

Object NumberNM 6069

CollectionsThe Museum of Our Wishes

About the artworkA huge painting, and a very conventional work of art, which is a contradiction to a surrealist - a rebel against art and sense. A dream landscape and a monstrous creature; unstable, fragile, in the midst of his vigour. The deformed body is propped up with crutches and the watch - time - is melting. Dalí painted his image of the subconscious, basing himself on Sigmund Freud's sexually permeated dream theory. The freedom-fighter Tell is also a political figure, with face and cap culled from the communist leader Lenin. The work is also a rebellion against his own father. But, above all, Dalí claimed that the artist's task was to paint in riddles…
Selected exhibition history Internationell Surrealism (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museets samling i ny presentation (1998-2000) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Salvador Dali (1973-1974) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Supersurrealismen (den 29 september 2012 - den 27 januari 2013) Moderna Museet Malmö Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]Salvador Dali : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 26 december 1973 - 24 februari 1974

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