Adolescence 1941

"Adolescence" is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí created in 1941. The work is a signature example of Dalí's dreamlike imagery, featuring a distorted human face in the landscape. In the foreground, two figures sit by a body of water; their forms are rendered in an unsettlingly dreamlike manner. The landscape itself appears to be a distorted human face, with the eyes of the face looking back at the figures. This juxtaposition of the human figure and the landscape speaks to Dalí's exploration of the subconscious and the relationship between reality and perception. This iconic painting represents the artistic development of Dalí's signature style, which uses distorted imagery to explore the complex themes of the subconscious mind.