Salvador Dalí started to paint self-portraits very early on.
In the ones made during adolescence, Dalí represents himself with a distant attitude towards his companions, but at the same time wishing to make an impact on them (or to provoke them) and on the public in general.
Like other adolescents, he sought through his appearance an affirmation of his own personality, wearing long hair and sideburns, and dressing extravagantly.
Salvador Dali 1941 Soft self-portrait with grilled Bacon