Portrait de Sara María Larrabure 1963

This is Salvador Dalí’s portrait of Sara María Larrabure. A Surrealist painting must have been a total head trip for the artist and the sitter. Dalí's portrait is set against a classic blue sky, with hints of surreal details that feel so typically Dalí. I can just see him, carefully mixing his paints, layering the colors just so, trying to capture something beyond just her likeness. I wonder if Sara had any say in the matter. Did she feel like she was floating in a dream? The way he renders the fabric of her dress with such precision, and then throws in those dreamy, almost ghostly figures in the background, gives the painting such depth. It's like he's not just painting what he sees, but also what he feels, what he imagines. It reminds me of other artists who try to capture the essence of a person, and how they are constantly engaging with one another across time. It is more than just a painting, it is a portal into a whole other world.