Artists
Joan Miró
Joan Miró was born in Barcelona, Spain, as the son of a goldsmith and jewelry maker. He studied art at the Academia Galí and at the Barcelona School of Fine Art. Miró had developed his own unique style of imagery derived from elements of Catalan folk art and the art of children. Eventually, Breton described him as, “the most Surrealist of us all.”
Artwork
Le Somnambule
153316 Miro, Joan Le Somnambule 1974 D.656 44 7/8'' x 29 1/8'' Etching and aquatint with carborundum on wove paper. Signed in pencil lower right. From the numbered edition of 50. Some proofs, annotated "HC" also exist. A skillfully restored tear in the black area, bottom third of the image, towards the left.
Les Perseides V
147735 Miro, Joan The Perseides V 1970 M.660 25 7/8'' x 20'' Lithograph in color on Rives vellum with watermark. Signed in pencil lower right. From the Arabic numbered edition of 75 examples (15 examples, numbered in Roman on Rives vellum, 5 hors commerce proofs on Japon nacre and 15 examples, numbered in Roman on Japon nacre also exist). Several European artist proofs on Japon and Rives, annotated "EA" also exist. Mourlot cites an additional 15 numbered examples on Japon nac...
La Femme Angora
161032 Miro, Joan La Femme Angora 1969 D. 499 38 1/2'' x 27 1/4'' Etching, aquatint and carborundum in color on Arches wove paper. Signed in white pencil lower right. From the numbered edition of 75 examples (some hors commerce proof impressions also exist). Published by Maeght, Paris. Printed by Atelier Maeght, Saint-Paul.
Le Grand Ordinateur
226877 Miro, Joan Le Grand Ordinateur 1969 D. 503 40'' x 23 1/2'' Etching, aquatint and carborundum in color on Arches wove paper. Signed in pencil lower right. From the hors commerce edition (aside from the numbered edition of 75). Printed by Morsang, Paris and published by Maeght, Paris.
La Pierre philosophale
993876 Miro, Joan La Pierre philosophale 1975 D. 767 63" x 47 1/2" Etching and aquatint in color on Arches wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. From the numbered edition of 50 examples (some hors commerce proofs also exist). Published by Maeght, Paris.
Femme aux bijoux (Woman with Jewelry)
985340 Miro, Joan Femme aux bijoux (Woman with Jewelry) 1968 D. 452 18 1/2" x 13 1/2" Aquatint with carborundum on Mandeure rag paper with full margins. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil, lower right, and numbered. From the Arabic numbered edition of 75 examples (some H.C. proofs also exist). Published by Maeght editeur, Paris. Printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris.
Le Matador
205285 Miro, Joan Le Matador 1969 D. 510 42'' x 29'' Etching, aquatint and carborundum in color on Arches wove paper. Signed in pencil lower right. From the numbered edition of 75 examples (some hors commerce proof impressions also exist). Published by Maeght, Paris. Printed by Morsang, Paris.
Lithograph X Vol. II
990568 Miro, Joan Lithograph X from "Der Lithograph Vol. II" 1975 M. 1046, Cr. 19 13 1/8" x 20 3/16" Lithograph in color on Rives wove paper. From "Der Lithograph Vol. II". From the Deluxe German edition of 150 examples, numbered on the justification page (the total edition consists of 750 copies in various languages). Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Weber, Geneva.
Lithograph VIII Vol. II
164423 Miro, Joan Lithograph VIII 1974 12 1/2'' x 9 5/8'' C. 1044 Lithograph in color on wove paper. In 1974, Miro created for the second volume of the catalog raisonne of his lithographic work one original lithograph in color for the cover and eleven original lithographs in color that were included in the book. (Two additional lithographs were reserved for the deluxe edition of 150 examples). These works are illustrated on pages 28-32 of ``Joan Miro Lithographs'',...
Lithograph V Vol. III
990817 Miro, Joan Lithograph V from "Der Lithograph Vol. III" 1977 M. 1117, Cr. 23 13 1/8" x 10 1/8" Lithograph in color on Rives wove paper. From "Der Lithograph Vol. III". From the Deluxe German edition of 150 examples, numbered on the justification page (the total edition consists of 750 copies in various languages). Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Weber, Geneva.
Original Lithograph VI
139389 Miro, Joan Original Lithograph VI 1974 13 1/4'' x 19 1/4'' Lithograph in color on wove paper. In 1974, Miro created for the second volume of the catalog raisonne of his lithographic work one original lithograph in color for the cover and eleven original lithographs in color that were included in the book. (Two additional lithographs were reserved for the deluxe edition of 150 examples). These works are illustrated on pages 28-32 of ``Joan Miro Lithographs'',...
Original Lithograph IX
139392 Miro, Joan Original Lithograph IX 1974 13 1/4'' x 19 1/4'' Lithograph in color on wove paper. In 1974, Miro created for the second volume of the catalog raisonne of his lithographic work one original lithograph in color for the cover and eleven original lithographs in color that were included in the book. (Two additional lithographs were reserved for the deluxe edition of 150 examples). These works are illustrated on pages 28-32 of ``Joan Miro Lithographs'',...
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Joan Miró defied the art world with groundbreaking artwork that pushed the boundaries of abstraction into its current form and paved the way for modern art. Intrigued by the artists gathering in Paris, Miró moved to the City of Lights in 1921. The Spanish artist crossed paths with other artists such as Pablo Picasso who were defining Surrealism and Cubism. Miró aligned himself with the proponents of the Surrealist movement in 1924. Despite the Surrealism connection, Miró rejected any all-encompa...
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Artworks by Joan Miró are found in museum collections around the world. You might expect, then, that his artistic debut in 1918 was highly regarded. It wasn’t. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Miró’s first-ever solo exhibition—a show that didn’t go as the artist planned. In 1916, Miró frequented the Dalmau gallery in Barcelona. He had just finished his studies at the Francesc Galí’s Escola d’Art the year before and was interested in Cubist and Dadaist works. Miró eventually met with the galle...
