Dali’s Early Period shows his experimenting with many different artistic styles. This 1924 painting Still Life: Sandia, shows the influence of Braque’s and Picasso’s Cubism on Dali. This work in particular also shows "the influence of Spanish Cubist Juan Gris," an artist who was flexible in the style and genre of art he painted, a characteristic also seen in Dali. In this still life, elements such as the watermelon, pear, and grapes are reduced to geometric forms.