Portrait de Ruth Lachman 1961

"Portrait de Ruth Lachman" is a 1961 painting by Salvador Dalí, known for its surrealist style. The painting features a realistic portrait of Ruth Lachman, a woman known to the artist, against a dreamlike backdrop. The sky, rendered in swirling blues and grays, features a series of clouds and a distant, melting figure. The lower ground, painted with a realistic landscape of fields, mountains and a horse, is rendered in warmer tones, creating a sense of depth. The overall effect is a striking example of Dalí's characteristic juxtaposition of reality and the subconscious, a hallmark of his surrealist art.