The artwork, which is sexual overtones in its organization, is made up of big yellow rock and three people running in an overtones direction in the opposite side, what looks like a still life of lemons with a blue background. The old man’s head separates a gap in the rock to create two breast-like formations. The central figures in The Birth of Liquid Desires are William Tell and Gradiva. These two are central to Dalí’s mythology. Tell is trying to fend of Gradiva’s advance with a raised hand, symbolizing something different than passion. Gradiva’s white dress is also associated to the shrouded figure in the Böcklin painting. Thus, the central figures may symbolize death and sexual frustration, which are two of Dalí’s reoccurring themes.