The Enigma of Hitler is an oil on canvas painting bySalvador Dalí, created in 1939. It was made around the time of his expulsion from theSurrealist movement.[1] The painting is held in the collection of theMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, inMadrid.[2]
Dalí related that the painting was an interpretation of several dreams he had aboutAdolf Hitler – one had shownNeville Chamberlain's umbrella turning into a bat – a symbol from his childhood that filled him with fear.[3] The cut telephone cord depicted in the painting has been interpreted as the communication disconnect between Chamberlain and Hitler.[4]
The painting was first exhibited in 1939 at theJulien Levy Gallery inNew York City, where, priced at $1750 US dollars, it did not sell.[5][6] It was then reproduced inLife magazine's April 17, 1939 issue.[5]
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