Shirley Temple
- Artist
- Salvador Dali
- Date
- 1939
- Style
- Surrealism
- Genre
- Portrait
The painting titled Shirley Temple by Salvador Dalí, created in 1939, is a compelling example of Surrealism. Measuring 75 cm by 100 cm, this portrait combines gouache, pastel, and collage on cardboard to evoke a dreamlike, fantastical image. Known as "The Barcelona Sphinx," the artwork famously depicts Shirley Temple as the "Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema," blending whimsical imagery with deeper symbolic meaning. It is currently housed at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
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