The Enigma of Hitler

The Enigma of Hitler is a 1938 painting by Salvador Dali produced around the time of his expulsion from the Surrealist movement.[1]

Dali related that the painting was an interpretation of several dreams he had about Hitler – one had shown Neville Chamberlain's umbrella turning into a bat – a symbol from his childhood that filled him with fear.[2] The cut telephone cord depicted in the painting has been interpreted as the communication disconnect between Chamberlain and Hitler.[3]

The painting was first exhibited in 1939 at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City, where, priced at $1750 US dollars, it did not sell.[4][5] It was then reproduced in LIFE magazine's April 17, 1939 issue.[4] The painting is held in the permanent collection of the Museo Reina Sofia.[6]

References
  1. Burca, Jackie De. Salvador Dali at Home. White Lion Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7112-3943-2.
  2. https://www.arthipo.com/salvador-dali-the-enigma-of-hitler.html
  3. Dalí, Salvador. Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire. National Gallery of Victoria. ISBN 978-0-7241-0308-9.
  4. Zalman, Sandra. Consuming Surrealism in American Culture: Dissident Modernism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-57109-8.
  5. Descharnes, Robert. Salvador Dali: The Work, the Man. H.N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-0825-3.
  6. "Salvador Dalí - The Enigma of Hitler". www.museoreinasofia.es.
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