The Lugubrious Game (or The Mournful Game) is a part oil painting and part collage-on-cardboard work created by Salvador DalÃÂ in 1929. The name of the painting was given by poet Paul ÃÂluard.
In 1929, several Surrealists including Paul ÃÂluard and his wife Gala were visiting DalÃÂ at his home in Spain. Upon seeing the Surrealist style painting, they were intrigued by it, which led to DalÃÂ becoming an official member of the movement.
The painting was the subject of an analysis by Georges Bataille for Documents issue no. 7.