José Manuel Capuletti (March 21, 1925 in Valladolid, Spain — 1978) was a Spanish painter whose work was strongly influenced by

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. His work has been collected by among others the

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and Duchess of Windsor,

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, and Juan Carlos the former

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. The Russian-American writer

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was an admirer of his work. Capuletti maintained a studio in

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and exhibited with the Hammer galleries in

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. His model and muse was often his wife, Pilar. With the Spanish bullfighter

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Capuletti created the book ''Caballo torero'' which was published in 1971. Capuletti also worked as set and costume designer for the dance recitals including for the

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* Spanish painters 1925 births Set decorators 1978 deaths People from Valladolid {{Spain-painter-stub