Portrait Of Mrs Harrison Williams 1943

Salvador Dalí painted this portrait of Mrs. Harrison Williams, with his trademark precision, building up the image in layers. It’s a really fascinating mix of representation and wild, dreamlike imagery. I love how Dalí's use of color creates this strange, almost eerie atmosphere. Everything is tinged with a sort of green hue, which gives the whole composition a surreal, otherworldly feel. Then there are the drips, especially around her dress, that offer such a contrast, bringing an element of chance into the equation. They create a sense of movement and fluidity, which is super interesting against the more rigidly defined forms of the architecture. The architecture itself reminds me of Piranesi, or maybe even de Chirico, artists who also played with perspective and scale in unsettling ways. It’s like he’s inviting us to question what’s real and what’s not.