‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’ by Salvador Dali, 1988
Iconic surrealist print featuring Dalí’s celebrated double-image illusion across a dreamlike landscape.
Based on the artist's original work from 1937!
24 x 36 Inches
61 x 91.4 Centimeters
Offset lithograph on satin poster paper.
Dry-mounted to thin art board (ships flat).
Non-editioned poster print.
Salvador Dali's (1904-1989) bold facsimile signature, and artwork title, bottom center.
*Note: Displays some rippling/waviness to paper from prior storage and prev. framing. Poster presents very well overall with strong color and clean display appearance.
ABOUT THE ART
Few images in art history capture Salvador Dalí’s fascination with illusion and subconscious transformation more famously than 'Swans Reflecting Elephants'. Originally painted in 1937 during the height of Dalí’s surrealist period, the composition showcases the artist’s masterful “double-image” technique — where graceful swans and barren trees dissolve into the reflected forms of looming elephants within the water below. Set against a dreamlike Catalonian landscape of glowing cliffs, skeletal trees, and impossible light, the work embodies the psychological symbolism and visual paradoxes that made Dalí one of the defining artists of the 20th century.
This large-format 1988 offset lithograph reproduction preserves the dramatic color saturation and hypnotic atmosphere of the original painting while presenting beautifully as a vintage display piece. Printed on satin-finish poster stock and featuring Dalí’s bold facsimile signature and title below the image, the piece delivers strong visual impact with classic late-1980s art-poster aesthetics. Though the poster shows minor waviness from prior framing and storage, it retains excellent overall presentation with vivid color, sharp detail, and iconic surrealist imagery that remains instantly recognizable decades after the original work’s creation.