The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory
(1952-54)
Oil on canvas
10 x 13 inches

The ochre colored plain of the ground, has been divided up into cubic shaped blocks, and the addition of the rhinocerous horns in the upper lefthand portion of the painting also refer to Dali's fascination with the molecular world. The melting watch es and landscape of Cadaques make another appearance herein, and the addition of the fish serves as a witness to the event.