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| Artist: | Miro, Joan (1893 - 1983) |
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| Title: | Les magies, 1972 |
| Reference: | Mourlot 563 |
| Medium: | Original Color Etching, Aquatint and Soft Varnish |
| Image Size: | 9 7/8 in x 5 3/4 in (25 cm x 14.5 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 12 in x 8 7/8 in (30.5 cm x 20 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 27 in x 23 1/4 in (68.6 cm x 59.1 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. |
| Edition: | Annotated 'HC' (hors commerce) in pencil at lower left margin; created as the frontispiece for a volume of poetry by Valentine Penrose. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition with vibrant colors and a pronounced plate mark. |
| Gallery Price: Item# 3592 | SOLD. Please visit the rest of our Miro fine art collection |
| Historical Description: | |
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Depicting an abstract representation of a bird, Miró utilizes bold black lines and vibrant patches of color to convey this lyrical work. Instantly engaging, this bird appears as if balanced upon two legs with its wings at its sides, staring out at the us with a yellow eye. Through this medium of etching, aquatint, and soft varnish, Miró contributes a sense of texture, particularly in the background that appears mottled in a soft grey. This textured background serves as a nice contrast to the colorful image of the bird, causing the image to instantly pop out and capture our attention. Created in 1972 as the frontispiece for a volume of poetry by Valentine Penrose (1898-1978), this original color etching, aquatint, and soft is hand-signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin and annotated 'HC' (hors commerce) in pencil in the lower left margin. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver: II. 1961-1973. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 563. 2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | Surrealism, 20th Century Modern Surrealist Spanish Master |
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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. Miro's 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, he 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. He also worked with carborundum around this time. In 1978, the Musée National d’Art Moderne exhibited over 500 works in a major retrospective of Miro original drawings. Joan Miro died December 25, 1983, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Joan Miro prints and unique original works are commonly seen in museums and art galleries in USA and Europe.
Joan Miró created a large wool and hemp tapestry titled "The World Trade Center Tapestry" that adorned the lobby of 2 World Trade Center. It was destroyed by the collapse of the tower on September 11, 2001. ¹
Historical Joan Miró exhibitions
¹ Lives and Treasures Taken. Library of Congress.
