Some works feature the trademark surrealistic flair that could only come from the brush of Salvador Dali. Others are from so early in his career that they don’t look like his trademark work. And none have been on display in the U.S. Now art lovers on this side of the Atlantic will get their first look at 12 works by Dali. Salvador Dali Museum senior curator William Jeffett eyes an early work by Dali, appropriately titled "Abstract Composition."
“It has traces of figuration, and at the same time, it looks like a completely abstract painting.” Said Jeffett.
It's one of a dozen works by the surrealist master that are on display in St. Petersburg for the next six months.
“They're very interesting for us because they represent, generally speaking, things that we don't have in our own collection. They provide a complimentary view of our work that will show some things that you wouldn't see in our own views of Dali,” he said.
It's part of "Royal Inheritance," works on loan from the Queen of Spain's National Museum in Madrid. In return, the Dali Museum will loan several works next month to the Pompidou Centre in Paris.