Which Salvador Dalí painting depicts a soft, sagging structure resembling a face in a landscape?

Salvador Dalí’s painting depicting a soft, sagging structure resembling a face in a landscape is The Great Masturbator.

Dalí painted the work in 1929, during the period when he was developing the personal symbols and dream imagery that became central to his mature Surrealism. The distorted central form resembles a profile and is surrounded by figures, insects, and other unsettling details.

The painting reflects Dalí’s recurring preoccupation with desire, anxiety, sexuality, and fear. Its imagery is autobiographical in a broad sense, but the symbols do not function as a simple visual dictionary with one fixed meaning for every viewer.

The Great Masturbator is often mentioned in connection with Dalí’s meeting with Gala in 1929. Gala became a major presence in his life and work soon afterward, and her influence is frequently considered when interpreting the painting’s themes.