Description
Salvador Dali – Autumnal Cannibalism
| Year of Creation: | 1936 |
| Original size: | 65.1 cm x 65.1 cm |
| Paint style: | Surrealism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Tate Modern, London |
Autumnal Cannibalism – Salvador Dalí
Autumnal Cannibalism is a painting by Salvador Dalí from 1936: two embracing figures eating each other with knife, fork and spoon on a chest of drawers in the middle of a Catalan landscape. We paint our hand-painted study of Autumnal Cannibalism to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 50 × 50 cm to 200 × 200 cm or in a custom size. Before Autumnal Cannibalism is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Autumnal Cannibalism show?
In Autumnal Cannibalism two soft, intertwined figures press together in an embrace on top of a chest of drawers while cutting each other with a knife, piercing with a fork and scooping with a spoon; an apple sits on one head, apples and a piece of meat lie around them, and behind stretches an autumn Catalan landscape under a cloudy sky. Dalí painted it during the Spanish Civil War, when people of one nation were destroying each other, so Autumnal Cannibalism is an unsettling image of hatred inside an embrace.
How is our hand-painted study of Autumnal Cannibalism made?
Our painters paint the study of Autumnal Cannibalism by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Autumnal Cannibalism has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Autumnal Cannibalism is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Autumnal Cannibalism suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Autumnal Cannibalism in 100 × 100 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 50 × 50 cm. Autumnal Cannibalism is available in 50 × 50 cm, 65 × 65 cm, 80 × 80 cm, 90 × 90 cm, 100 × 100 cm, 130 × 130 cm, 150 × 150 cm and 200 × 200 cm. A simple rule for Autumnal Cannibalism: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Autumnal Cannibalism arrive, and when?
We ship Autumnal Cannibalism rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Autumnal Cannibalism are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Autumnal Cannibalism is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Autumnal Cannibalism painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Autumnal Cannibalism
Is Autumnal Cannibalism a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Autumnal Cannibalism is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Autumnal Cannibalism in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Autumnal Cannibalism in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Autumnal Cannibalism.
What does Autumnal Cannibalism mean?
Autumnal Cannibalism shows the Spanish Civil War as two figures who embrace and devour each other at the same time; the autumn and the apples point to a time that is ripe but rotting.
Is Autumnal Cannibalism a good gift?
Autumnal Cannibalism is a gift for a lover of Dalí, history or dark Surrealist art. If you are unsure which size of Autumnal Cannibalism to choose, give a gift voucher.
