Salvador Dalí

Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment

1934–35

Dating
Date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Gouache with graphite, on commercially printed magazine page
Dimensions
28.3 × 17.8 cm (11 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Collection no.
1949.517
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment — Salvador Dalí. 1934–35.

Medium: Gouache with graphite, on commercially printed magazine page. Dimensions: 28.3 × 17.8 cm (11 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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