- Salvador Dalí (after), "Rêve Causé Par Le Vol D'une Abeille Autour D'une Grenade Une Seconde Avant L'éveil, 1934". Authorized offset lithograph on heavyweight smooth satin paper (300 gsm approx.). - Copyright Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí by SIAE. - Size: 40 x 50cm. - Stamp on verso. - Condition: very good. Never framed, never exposed. - Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist known for his eccentric personality, technical mastery, and wildly imaginative imagery. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid before becoming one of the leading figures of the Surrealist movement in Paris. Inspired by Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theories, dreams, and the subconscious, Dalí developed a personal method he called the “paranoiac-critical method”, which he used to access irrational states of mind and depict hyperreal dreamscapes. Dalí's work is marked by precise draftsmanship, bizarre symbolism, and a mix of classicism, science, and mysticism. He was also known for his ventures into fashion, film, sculpture, and even commercial design blurring the lines between high art and pop culture. His persona was as much a part of his legacy as his art, combining theatrical flair with philosophical complexity. Rêve causé par le vol d'une abeille autour d'une grenade une seconde avant l’éveil (1934), is a quintessential example of Dalí’s surreal dream logic. It shows Gala, Dalí’s wife and muse, asleep and levitating above a marble platform that floats over a calm sea. From a pomegranate, a bizarre dream sequence erupts: a fish, a tiger, another tiger, and a bayonet pointed at Gala, all triggered according to the title by the sound of a buzzing bee. In the background stands one of Dalí’s signature spindly elephants, balancing impossibly on long, thin legs. The painting evokes Freudian dream theory, the fragility of sleep, and the sudden jolt of awakening. Executed with Dalí’s characteristic photorealistic precision, it’s both fantastical and psychologically charged a surreal narrative frozen in a moment of tension. Salvador Dalí remains one of the most recognizable and valuable artists of the 20th century. His major paintings fetch tens of millions of dollars at auction; Portrait of Paul Éluard sold for over $21 million. Pieces with Gala as a subject, or that display classic surrealist themes like Rêve causé…, are especially prized. Dalí’s legacy is preserved in institutions like the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the Dalí Museum in Florida, and numerous global collections. His influence extends beyond painting into popular culture, advertising, cinema, and even science. Some artists of similar importance, Basquiat, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Sorolla, Banksy, Brainwash, Delaunay, Nara, Soulages, Lagasse, Ramos, Rothko, Lautrec, Klimt, Matisse, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondrian, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Coa, Hopper, Ripolles, Wesselmann, Magritte, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Dior, Vuitton, Kaws, Cappiello, Kandinsky, Warhol, Buffa, Tura, Castle, Katz, Braque, among others.