The Persistence of Memory, Dalí

It is also known as "The Soft Watches." Painted in 1931. This is the artist's most representative painting.

It shows a desert with 4 clocks, of which 3 are squashed by the effects of time and heat, it seems.

The fourth clock, of which only the back is visible, is not deformed but is being attacked by ants. The symbolism of the work appears to be complex, although in reality, it is not that much. Dalí explains that he was inspired by melted cheese, and it was pretty much a coincidence that the clocks became the protagonists of the work.