José Manuel Capuletti

José Manuel Capuletti (March 21, 1925 in Valladolid, Spain — 1978) was a Spanish painter whose work was strongly influenced by surrealism.^[1] His work has been collected by among others the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Arthur Rubenstein, Charles Boyer, and Juan Carlos the former King of Spain.^[2] The Russian-American writer Ayn Rand was an admirer of his work.^[3][4]

Capuletti maintained a studio in Paris and exhibited with the Hammer galleries in New York City. His model and muse was often his wife, Pilar.^[5][1][6] With the Spanish bullfighter Ángel Peralta Pineda Capuletti created the book Caballo torero which was published in 1971.^[7][8] Capuletti also worked as set and costume designer for the dance recitals including for the José Greco company.^[9][10]