The Persistence of Memory
painting by Salvador Dalí completed in 1931. Also known as Soft Watches or Melting Clocks, it is one of Dalí’s most famous pieces.
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Key Facts
- Creator: Salvador Dalí[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[4]
- Owned by: Museum of Modern Art[5]
- Movement: surrealism[6]
- Genre: landscape painting[7], still life[8]
- Performer: Salvador Dalí[9]
- Depicts: watch[10], ant[11], cliff[12]
- Made from material: oil paint[13], canvas[14]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[15]
- Inventory number: 162.1934[16], 162.1934.0[17]
- Location: Museum of Modern Art[18]
- Commons category: The Persistence of Memory[19]
- Country of origin: Spain[20]
- Catalog code: P 265[21]
- Inception: 1931[22]
- Point in time: 1931[23]
- Exhibition history: Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism[24]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 25H[25], 25F711(ANT)[26], 23U25[27]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[28]
- Title: The Persistence of Memory[29]
- Native label: La persistencia de la memoria[30]
- Height: 24.1 cm[31], 9.5 inches[32]
- Width: 33 cm[33], 13 inches[34]
- Copyright holder: Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation[35]
- Derivative work: Q136701577[36]
Why It Matters
The Persistence of Memory has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]