90 - SALVADOR DALÍ I DOMÈNECH (Figueras, Girona, 1904–1989).

SALVADOR DALÍ I DOMÈNECH (Figueras, Girona, 1904–1989). “Don Juan Tenorio,” 1964. Ink on official poster. Dedicated to the actress Concha Velasco. Framed with anti-reflective glass. Signed and dated. Provenance: Concha Velasco’s family. Measurements: 32 x 22 cm; 60 x 50 cm (frame). A unique testament to Salvador Dalí’s collaboration with the theater world, this work is linked to the production of José Zorrilla’s *Don Juan Tenorio* at the Teatro Español in Madrid in October 1964. The promotional poster, created by Dalí and dedicated to the actress Concha Velasco—who starred in the play that year—combines the artistic value of the painter’s autograph with the documentary significance of a theatrical production closely tied to his creative universe. The relationship between the two artists, marked by friendship and collaboration, is a highlight of this piece, which will be complemented by photographs documenting their encounters and the bond they shared. Salvador Dalí’s relationship with the character of Don Juan dates back to 1949, when director Luis Escobar commissioned him to design the sets and costumes for a new staging of the play. Premiered at the Teatro María Guerrero in Madrid, that project allowed the artist to bring his surrealist imagination to the stage, reinterpreting Zorrilla’s romantic drama through a visual conception marked by a distinctly fantastical and symbolic character. The production returned to the stage in 1950 and was revived at the Teatro Español in 1964, a production in which Concha Velasco took on the lead role and for which Dalí created the promotional poster. A painter and sculptor, Salvador Dalí was one of the most prominent figures of Surrealism. After his first solo exhibition in Barcelona in 1925, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with the artistic avant-garde and joined the Surrealist movement in 1929. Influenced by Freud’s theories, he developed his own artistic language based on dreamlike images, unusual associations, and the fusion of reality and imagination. As the creator of the paranoid-critical method, he achieved international recognition, which was solidified by his exhibitions in the United States. His legacy is preserved in major institutions, including the Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueras, the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida.