Madonna Corpusculaire

Salvador Dali

1952

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Half-length portrait of a male figure in a purle head scarf and a purple robe with a red sash. His body is turned toward toward the viewer as he faces slightly left. In the upper right, a figure is seen in outline. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Asie.
A scene of Venice with the Rialto Bridge and the Palazzo dei Camerlengthi featured in the background. Gondolas carrying people and goods populate the river. Elegantly dressed figures stand on the bank at the left.
A cropped, narrow view of the river Thames is shown. A figure in a boat is seen in the foreground. Several boats, docks, and a building are visible.
Street scene: at upper left, two men in top hats, funeral wreaths over their right arms; left background couple embracing in doorway; a clown, legless beggar on wheeled platform, 2 men dancing; in foreground man playing guitar, men singing.