In the work there are tusks of a rhinoceros, as in the film “The explosion of the Raphael head”. According to Dali, in nature there is no better example of a “logarithmic spiral than the curves formed by the tusks of a rhinoceros”.
In this portrait Galya’s head appears over the Spanish gulf. The intense blue color of the sky and the sea contrasts with the bright red border that delineates her bust. Her neck and chest are formed of rhinoceros tusks. One of the coastal rocks to the left of Gala is also made up of rhinoceros tusks. The rock has broken up into its component parts, but the general outlines are still guessed.
Related Paintings 
Portrait de gala avec des défenses de rhinocéros – Salvador Dali 
Nosorogoobraznaya figure Ilissa Fidia by Salvador Dali 
Figure en forme de rhinocéros d’Ilissa Phidias – Salvador Dali 
Dali, turning his back, writes a portrait of Gala by Salvador Dali 
Portrait of Gala by Salvador Dali 
Self-portrait with “Yumanite” by Salvador Dali 
Portrait of Jose Torres by Salvador Dali 
Portrait of Gala with two ribs of lamb balancing on her shoulder by Salvador Dali
Portrait de gala avec des défenses de rhinocéros – Salvador Dali Nosorogoobraznaya figure Ilissa Fidia by Salvador Dali Figure en forme de rhinocéros d’Ilissa Phidias – Salvador Dali Dali, turning his back, writes a portrait of Gala by Salvador Dali Portrait of Gala by Salvador Dali Self-portrait with “Yumanite” by Salvador Dali Portrait of Jose Torres by Salvador Dali Portrait of Gala with two ribs of lamb balancing on her shoulder by Salvador Dali