{"product_id":"portrait-of-jaume-miravitlles-salvador-dali","title":"Portrait of Jaume Miravitlles - Salvador Dalí","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn early portrait by Salvador Dalí, capturing his contemporary Jaume Miravitlles in 1922 during the artist's formative years in Madrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003ePainted in 1922, this portrait of Jaume Miravitlles offers a glimpse into the early artistic development of Salvador Dalí. During this period, Dalí was a student at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where he began to experiment with various styles before his eventual immersion into the surrealist movement. The work depicts Miravitlles, a fellow student and future political figure, wearing a dark beret against a loosely rendered, atmospheric background.\n\nThe application of paint is relatively direct, showing an interest in form and character study that predates the meticulous, dream-like precision for which the artist became known later in his career. The subject is positioned centrally, with the gaze directed slightly away from the viewer, suggesting a contemplative or perhaps detached mood. The brushwork in the background provides a sense of movement, contrasting with the more stable, solid rendering of the subject's face and clothing.\n\nThis piece belongs to a formative stage in Dalí's life, reflecting the influence of his academic training and his interactions with contemporaries like Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel. It lacks the overt symbolism of his later works, yet it captures a specific moment in the social and intellectual circles of 1920s Madrid. The portrait serves as a record of the artist's technical capabilities during his youth, demonstrating his ability to capture likeness and personality through a traditional medium. The muted palette and the focus on the subject's features provide a clear example of the portraiture style he practised before his transition into the avant-garde techniques that defined his later output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/memory-of-a-voyage-rene-magritte\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMemory of a Voyage - René Magritte — René Magritte\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-nightingales-song-at-midnight-and-the-morning-rain-joan-miro\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eThe Nightingale's Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain - Joan Miró — Joan Miró\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Salvador Dalí","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57891152953679,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57891154526543,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57891154559311,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Portrait-of-Jaume-Miravitlles_Poster_CompositorV1_1781053087086.jpg?v=1781137609","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/portrait-of-jaume-miravitlles-salvador-dali","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}