Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire [SEP] creator
Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
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.
The painting was completed in 1940 in oil on canvas. Dalí describes his work
House with Fruit Bowl. Study for Slave Market with the Appearance of the Invisible Bust of Voltaire" (1940)
14. "Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire" (1940)
15. "Two Pieces of Bread, Expressing the Sentiment of Love" (1940)
16. "Untitled (Three Figures and a Cypress)" (1940)
17. "The Face of War" (1940)
Paintings, drawings, sculptures 1940–1949 1941.
1. "Cafe Scene. The Figures