JOSÉ MANUEL CAPULETTI LILLO DEL POZO (Valladolid, 1925 - Eltville am Rhein, Germany, 1978).
"Surrealist Scene", 1953.
Ink and oil on paper.
Signed, dated and located (Paris) in the lower right corner.
Size: 33.5 x 25 cm; 50 x 42 cm (frame).
Manuel Capuletti trained as a self-taught artist, soon arriving at a personal language of surrealist heritage, almost always featuring the human figure. He was also the author of set designs and figurines for the ballet, and portraits such as those of Arthur Rubinstein, Charles Boyer and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He settled in Paris in 1950 and was soon recognised by critics and the public, without neglecting his contacts in Spain with the world of theatre and flamenco. He subsequently made several trips to the United States, holding various exhibitions in New York. In 1967 he returned to Spain, and two years later he held an important exhibition of portraits of flamenco singers and dancers at the Seville Athenaeum. However, in 1976 he died unexpectedly during a trip to Germany, and was buried in the Walluf cemetery. A large part of his legacy remained in the Mairena and Alcalá collections.