Petite rue avec cortège et vol, en haut vol de colverts 1966

Salvador Dalí made this dreamy watercolor, titled Petite rue avec cortège et vol, en haut vol de colverts, with loose washes and some delicate, descriptive detail. It's all about process, how the colors mingle and bleed into each other. The bottom half of the painting is all hazy blues, pinks, and browns, creating this otherworldly atmosphere where a small procession of figures is making its way along a path. I love how Dalí uses these wet-on-wet techniques to create depth and texture, like you're peering into a misty landscape. Then, up above, two ducks are rendered with much more precision. Look at the way he's captured the details of their feathers. It’s this interplay between the fluid, amorphous background and the sharp, almost photographic realism of the ducks that I find so compelling. It reminds me a little bit of Odilon Redon's dreamscapes, where reality and fantasy blur. Ultimately, it's a reminder that art doesn't have to be one thing or the other. It can embrace contradiction and ambiguity, inviting us to explore the space in between.