Psychoanalysis was critical to Dalí’s work. As a student, he was submerged in the writings of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Dalí referred to Freud’s “Interpretation of Dreams” as “one of the capital discoveries in [his] life.” References to Freud’s psychology are present throughout Dalí’s work. By studying Freud, Dalí gained the confidence to champion the most taboo of subject matter, as demonstrated by his startling self-portrait, “The Great Masturbator.” #SigmundFreud #TheDali 📷: Salvador Dalí. “The Great Masturbator,” (1930). Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society), 2021 / In the USA ©Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL 2021.