Large Still Life with Pedestal Table (1931) Picasso was influenced and attracted by the Surrealists' beliefs in art. Surrealists believed that art should express the unconscious mind and explore hidden memories (Stellar). An intersting fact is that the founders of Surrealism admitted that they were influenced by Picasso's styles (Scarborough). So here we have a very interesting artist's response to a response.
"We claim him as one of ours, even though it is impossible... Surrealism has but to pass where Picasso has already passed, and where he will pass in the future." - André Breton, founder of the Surrealists