The Persistence of Memory

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The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
surrealist painting
artForm oil on canvas
collection Museum of Modern Art
colorPalette blue sky
earth tones
copyrightStatus under copyright in many jurisdictions
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Salvador Dalí
creatorBirthCountry Spain
creatorBirthPlace Figueres
creatorNationality Spanish
depicts ants
desert landscape
distorted face-like form
horizon
melting clocks
pocket watches
rocky cliff
sea
tree branch
describedAs dreamlike
iconic
symbolic representation of time
genre Surrealism
hasInfluenceOn popular culture
surrealist imagery in media
hasPart hard surfaces
insects
organic form
soft watches
inception 1931
locatedIn New York City
surface form: New York

New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
location Museum of Modern Art
mainSubject melting clocks
materialUsed oil paint
movement Surrealism
movementSymbolized fluidity of time
notableWorkOf Salvador Dalí
originalLanguage N/A
owner Museum of Modern Art
partOf 20th-century art
modern art
significantEvent acquired by Museum of Modern Art
surface canvas
title The Persistence of Memory self-linksurface differs
surface form: La persistencia de la memoria

The Persistence of Memory self-link

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Subject: The Persistence of Memory
Description of subject: The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Museum of Modern Art notableWorkInCollection The Persistence of Memory
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage notableEpisode The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory title The Persistence of Memory self-link
The Persistence of Memory title The Persistence of Memory self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La persistencia de la memoria
Salvador Dalí notableWork The Persistence of Memory
Salvador Dalí notableWork The Persistence of Memory
this entity surface form: The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory
Surrealism hasNotableWork The Persistence of Memory
paranoiac-critical method notableExampleIn The Persistence of Memory
Marquess of Dalí de Púbol granteeNotableWork The Persistence of Memory
Salvador notableWork The Persistence of Memory
subject surface form: Salvador Dalí
Rahel symbolizes The Persistence of Memory
this entity surface form: the persistence of memory
Requiem: un'allucinazione exploresConcept The Persistence of Memory
this entity surface form: the persistence of memory