Hunger

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A macabre, surreal oil painting by Salvador Dalí showing a skinny wolf standing on a cobblestone street, howling at what appears to be a butcher shop window. The wolf’s emaciated body reveals its ribs and sinews, with bloodied tears streaming down its face and saliva dripping from its open mouth, exposing sharp fangs. On the left, a monstrous, elongated face with hollow, dripping eyes and a cavernous mouth merges with the urban architecture, under a dark blue and orange sky, casting grotesque shadows. The butcher shop window is filled with raw meat hanging from hooks and displayed on shelves. Two prominent cuts of meat drip blood onto the counter and the street below. Melting clocks hang beside the meat, and shadowy, humanoid figures with smooth, dark skin are visible inside the shop, their reflections visible in the window. The overall scene is disturbing and surreal, with elements of hunger, despair, and the passage of time.