Dalí's Freud Obsession Explored at Belvedere Vienna
The exhibition 'Dalí Freud. Eine Obsession' at the Belvedere in Vienna features five chapters that delve into Salvador Dalí's obsession with Sigmund Freud. It begins with family portraits, such as 'Retrat de la meva germana' (1925). The display examines Dalí's time in Madrid, where he encountered Federico García Lorca and worked alongside Luis Buñuel. His engagement with Freud's 'The Interpretation of Dreams' inspired his paranoiac-critical method, exemplified in 'Homme poisson' (1930). Curator Jaime Brihuega emphasizes the use of double images. Dalí visited Vienna three times to see Freud, culminating in their meeting in London in summer 1938, facilitated by Stefan Zweig and Edward James. The exhibition is open until May 29, 2022, at the Lower Belvedere.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Dalí Freud. Eine Obsession' at Belvedere Vienna
- Five chapters exploring Dalí's psychological analysis and Freud obsession
- Includes family portrait 'Retrat de la meva germana' (1925) of sister Anna Maria
- Covers Madrid years at Residencia de Estudiantes with García Lorca and Buñuel
- Dalí discovered Freud's 'The Interpretation of Dreams' and developed paranoiac-critical method
- Curator Jaime Brihuega explains double images in method
- Dalí made three unsuccessful trips to Vienna to meet Freud
- Meeting finally occurred in London in summer 1938 via Stefan Zweig and Edward James
- Dalí brought 'The Metamorphosis of Narcissus' and sketched Freud's portrait
- Freud was impressed, changed his view of surrealists
- Exhibition runs until May 29, 2022 at Lower Belvedere
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- Anna Maria Dalí
- Federico García Lorca
- Luis Buñuel
- Sigmund Freud
- René Magritte
- Max Ernst
- Arnold Böcklin
Institutions
- Belvedere
- Residencia de Estudiantes
- Museo Nacional Thyssen Bornemisza
- Fundació Gala Salvador Dalí
- Freud Museum London
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Madrid
- Spain
- London
- United Kingdom
- Figueres
- Montserrat
- Czernin collection