What is the title of Salvador Dalí’s 1929 painting showing a distorted self-image and ants?

Salvador Dalí’s 1929 painting showing a distorted self-image and ants is The Great Masturbator.

Dalí painted the work shortly after meeting Gala, who became his lifelong partner and artistic muse. Its central, biomorphic form resembles a distorted head or profile, while ants appear in several areas of the composition. Ants repeatedly occur in Dalí’s imagery and are commonly associated with decay, anxiety, and mortality.

The painting belongs to Dalí’s mature Surrealist period, when he developed dreamlike scenes from personal fears, desires, and recurring symbols. Its title is deliberately provocative and reflects the psychological intensity of the image.

The work is sometimes confused with Dalí’s 1929 film collaboration Un Chien Andalou or with The Accommodations of Desire, another painting from the same year. The Great Masturbator is held by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.