Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire (1940) is a painting by Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalí. The painting depicts a slave market, while a woman at a booth watches the people. A variety of people seem to make up the face of Voltaire, while the face seems to be positioned on an object to form a bust of Voltaire. Voltaire was a French writer and philosopher known for his opposition to slavery.
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Artist | Salvador Dalí |
Year | 1940 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 47 cm × 66 cm (18+1⁄2 in × 26 in) |
Location | Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida |
The painting was completed in 1940 in oil on canvas. Dalí describes his work on the painting "to make the abnormal look normal and the normal look abnormal."[1] He uses the technique so called "Double Image", when one form contains two or more images. [citation needed]
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