To be or not to be 1967

"To be or not to be" is a 1967 watercolor by Salvador Dalí, the renowned Spanish Surrealist painter. The artwork depicts a figure with a gaping hole in their chest, revealing a skeletal figure. The figure's elongated limbs and the dramatic red drapery suggest a theatrical performance, perhaps referencing Hamlet's famous soliloquy, while the skeletal form within the chest alludes to mortality and the nature of existence. Dalí’s signature, in the form of a bee, reinforces the artwork's symbolic nature.