▁need le ▁- ▁which ▁as ▁Dal í ▁has ▁pointed ▁out ▁is ▁merely ▁imp lied ▁and ▁not ▁actually ▁painted . ▁In ▁a ▁st unt , ▁Dal í ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁eas el ▁before ▁V erme er ' s ▁original ▁with ▁the ▁expressed ▁intent ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁copy . ▁The ▁result ▁however ▁was ▁this ▁painting , ▁which ▁cons ci ously ▁uses ▁V erme er ' s ▁foc al - point ▁arrangement , ▁al beit ▁to ▁entirely ▁different ▁effect . ▁ ▁The ▁painting , ▁formerly ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁The ▁Play boy ▁M ansion ▁( Play boy ▁Enter pr ises ▁sold ▁the ▁painting ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁ 1 . 3 5 ▁million ▁pounds ), ▁rec alls ▁his ▁dep iction ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁Ana ▁María ▁in ▁Figure ▁at ▁a ▁Window ▁( 1 9 2 5 ), ▁and ▁has ▁therefore ▁been ▁read ▁by ▁some ▁critics ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁nast y ▁j ab ▁at ▁his ▁sister , ▁pun ishing ▁her ▁for ▁publishing ▁a ▁bi ography ▁on ▁Dal í ▁that ▁presented ▁a ▁quite ▁negative ▁point ▁of ▁view ; ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁painting ▁of ▁G ala , ▁though ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁figure ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁photograph ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁sex ▁magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Dal í ▁wrote , ▁" Par ado x ically , ▁this ▁painting , ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁er otic ▁appearance , ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁ch aste ▁of ▁all ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Young