Salvador Dali - Don Quichot - Sold

This original illustration by Salvador Dalí is part of his celebrated interpretations of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. Created in the 1960s, these works demonstrate Dalí's fascination with the literary icon of the knight-errant, rendered through spontaneous lines, fluid planes of color, and surreal transformations.

In this composition, Don Quixote appears on horseback, accompanied by delicate background figures and surreal abstractions. Dalí's rapid, gestural style captures both the absurdity and the poetic grandeur of Cervantes' hero.
Dalí's illustrations of Don Quixote are among his most playful and expressive graphic works. They are widely collected for their combination of humor, spontaneity, and surreal vision.