El Salvador believed that the painting “Family of marsupial centaurs” testifies to his return to the classical style with more refined technique and harmony. He related the origin of this picture to the theory of Dr. Otto Rank, a psychoanalyst who believed that neuroses can be traced back to birth trauma.
Centaur women have stomachs open, in which there are babies waiting to be hauled out. In The Secret Life, Dali wrote that he envied the centaurs, because “children can leave and return to the paradise of the mother’s womb.”
Related Paintings
Skull of Zurbaran by Salvador Dali 
Flesh on the rocks by Salvador Dali 
Galatea spheres by Salvador Dali 
Nude Gala sitting with her back by Salvador Dali 
The old age of William Tell by Salvador Dali 
Self-portrait with Raphael’s neck by Salvador Dali 
Self-portrait with “Yumanite” by Salvador Dali 
Famille Marsupial Centaur – Salvador Dali