Who painted the “Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks?

Salvador Dali painted The Persistence of Memory in 1931. The melting clocks appear in a dreamlike desert landscape. This surrealist image became iconic.

Picasso painted in Cubist style. Miro and Magritte were also surrealists but did not paint this work. Dali became famous for bizarre, dream-inspired paintings.

The painting explores time and memory. Soft clocks drape over objects impossibly. It shows how time feels flexible in dreams.