MIRO, Joan, L'Adorateur du Soleil (Sun Worshipper), 1969
Joan Miró Ferra was born April 20, 1893, in Barcelona. At the age of 14, he went to business school in Barcelona and also attended La Lonja&… [Read biography »]
Signed Joan Miro (1893 - 1983), Original color etching & aquatint with Carborundum (mixed media), L'Adorateur du Soleil (Sun Worshipper), 1969  |
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| Artist: | Miro, Joan (1893 - 1983) |
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| Title: | L'Adorateur du Soleil (Sun Worshipper), 1969 |
| Reference: | D.483 |
| Medium: | Original color etching & aquatint with Carborundum (mixed media) |
| Image Size: | 39 in x 23 1/2 in (99 cm x 59.5 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 41 3/4 in x 26 3/4 in (106 cm x 68 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 58 1/2 in x 43 1/4 in (148.59 cm x 109.86 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right |
| Edition: | Annotated HC (hors commerce) in pencil in the lower left |
| Condition: | This work is in wonderful condition, the colors are richly saturated |
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In light of Miró’s best work, he fascinates, amazes, and astounds - l’Adorateur du Soleil being no exception. It is widely known that the period between 1967-69 became the golden era of his printmaking work, achieving several of his most notable pieces during this time. Joan Miró has often been referred to as an artist who was part of the Surrealist movement by attempting to visually analyze scenes of the human psyche and manifesting them into bright drips, strokes, and splashes of color. Through these varying modes of expression we see a glimpse into Miró’s own artistic energy and creativity. With l’Adorateur du Soleil, bold circles of blue and red are placed on top of one another, encased in a swirling motion of black strokes dotted with bits of green, pink, and yellow. The print holds a textured surface quality; one can literally feel the color emanating from the work. His use of expressive splatters of line and form swirl around like masses of energy and life; he creates for an audience that shares his same passion and spirit as seen specifically with this piece. These ideas of conceptual motion, brightly colored and inherently full of vivacity, are what makes Miró one of the most treasured artists of our time. Created in 1969, this work was printed on Arches wove paper out of the edition of 75 using combined techniques of etching with aquatint & carborundum. Published by Maeght éditeur, Paris and printed by Morsang, Paris. It is hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right and annotated HC (hors commerce) in pencil in the lower left. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver, vol. II 1961-1973, New York, 1989. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 483 on pg. 132. 2. Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Miró: l’œuvre graphique, Paris, 1974. Listed as cat. no. 126 on pg. 41. About the Framing: | |
Biography of Joan Miro
Joan Miro (1893 - 1983)
Joan Miró Ferra was born April 20, 1893, in Barcelona. At the age of 14, he went to business school in Barcelona and also attended La Lonja’s Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales y Bellas Artes in the same city. Upon completing three years of art studies, he took a position as a clerk. After suffering a nervous breakdown, he abandoned business and resumed his art studies, attending Francesc Galí’s Escola d’Art in Barcelona from 1912 to 1915. Miró received early encouragement from the dealer José Dalmau, who gave him his first solo show at his gallery in Barcelona in 1918. In 1917, he met Francis Picabia.
In 1920, Miró made his first trip to Paris, where he met Pablo Picasso. From this time, Miró divided his time between Paris and Montroig, Spain. In Paris, he associated with the poets Max Jacob, Pierre Reverdy, and Tristan Tzara and participated in Dada activities. Dalmau organized Miró’s first solo show in Paris, at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921. His work was included in the Salon d’Automne of 1923. In 1924, Miró joined the Surrealist group. His solo show at the Galerie Pierre, Paris, in 1925 was a major Surrealist event; Miró was included in the first Surrealist exhibition at the Galerie Pierre that same year. He visited the Netherlands in 1928 and began a series of paintings inspired by Dutch masters. This year he also executed his first papiers collés and collages. In 1929, he started his experiments in lithography, and his first etchings date from 1933. During the early 1930s, he made Surrealist sculptures incorporating painted stones and found objects. In 1936, Miró left Spain because of the civil war; he returned in 1941. Also in 1936, Miró was included in the exhibitions Cubism and Abstract Art and Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The following year, he was commissioned to create a monumental work for the Paris World’s Fair.
Miró’s first major museum retrospective was held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1941. That year, Miró began working in ceramics with Josep Lloréns y Artigas and started to concentrate on prints; from 1954 to 1958, he worked almost exclusively in Miro prints and ceramics. He received the Grand Prize for Graphic Work at the Venice Biennale in 1954, and his work was included in the first Documenta exhibition in Kassel the following year. In 1958, Miró was given a Guggenheim International Award for murals for the UNESCO building in Paris. The following year, he resumed painting, initiating a series of mural-sized canvases. During the 1960s, he began to work intensively in sculpture. Miró retrospectives took place at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, in 1962, and the Grand Palais, Paris, in 1974. In 1978, the Musée National d’Art Moderne exhibited over 500 works in a major retrospective of Miro drawings. Joan Miro died December 25, 1983, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
