Honey is Sweeter than Blood by Salvador Dalí - 1927 - - private collection Honey is Sweeter than Blood by Salvador Dalí - 1927 - - private collection

Honey is Sweeter than Blood

oil on canvas • -
  • Salvador Dalí - May 11, 1904 - January 23, 1989 Salvador Dalí 1927
Dali's first surreal painting, Honey is Sweeter than Blood, shows a marked progression away from Cubism toward the depiction of subconscious obsessions. Dali's preoccupations with decadence, death, and immortality returned repeatedly in future works. This painting was made between Dali's first visits to Paris where he was socializing with artists who would found the Surrealist movement.