The Unicorn is a mythical creature prominent in legends as a symbol of purity, the horn of the Unicorn was believed capable of neutralizing any poison. The Unicorn’s horn pierces the wall through a heart-shaped opening, from which blood drops. Universally celebrated as a benevolent creature that appeared in many diverse cultural traditions, the Unicorn is admired as beautiful, mysterious, difficult to tame. The distinguishing factor is the single horn; it is of significant interest, and is a recurring image in Dalí’s art. Dalí was aslo intrigued by the rhinoceros’s horn, fascinated by its perfect spiral logarithmic forms.

Dalí’s Unicorn becomes a compositional synthesis full of multiple messages; the symbolism of the wall, the bleeding heart, Dalí’s love for Gala, and the woman in the foreground who adds a feminine and sensual aspect to the sculpture.