Which Spanish poet’s portrait did Salvador Dalí paint in 1926?

Salvador Dalí painted a portrait of the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca in 1926.

Dalí and García Lorca met while studying at Madrid’s Residencia de Estudiantes. Their friendship developed during a period when both were experimenting with modern culture, literature, and visual art. The filmmaker Luis Buñuel was also part of this influential circle.

Dalí’s 1926 portrait presents Lorca in a direct, formal style rather than as a fantastical Surrealist apparition. The painting belongs to an important period in Dalí’s development, before his mature Surrealist imagery became internationally famous.

Their relationship has been widely discussed by biographers and literary historians. It should not be confused with Dalí’s later portraits of Gala or with paintings inspired by Lorca’s poetry.