Title: The Accommodations of Desire
Description: The Accommodation of Desire is a 1929 surrealist oil painting and mixed media collage on board by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. Dalí was inspired to create the piece after a walk with his future wife Gala Dalí, who was at the time married to fellow surrealist Paul Éluard, with whom Dalí was having an affair. The painting purportedly represents Dalí's anxiety over the situation, and what the future would hold for him. The painted work consists primarily of seven large pebbles, each with a different symbol that Dalí believed would come to pass as a result of the affair. The piece is perhaps most notable for its use of pasted-on cutouts from a children's book whose visual style bears a striking resemblance to the aesthetic of the painting itself. It is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Author(s): Salvador Dalí