On the left, Dali’s wife Gala leans on a red velvet tablecloth, gazing at a sculpted bust of the French philosopher Voltaire. Before her very eyes (and ours), Voltaire’s face dissolves into a group of figures. Looking closely, one can see a couple dressed in old-fashioned clothing with large white collars. They are merchants standing in a slave market, and their figures create the illusion of a sculpture of Voltaire’s head and shoulders. - See more at: http://thedali.org/exhibit/slave-market-disappearing-bust-voltaire/#sthash.VGp1joGp.dpuf