Joan Miró, Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977

Artist: Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Title:Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977
Reference:Cramer 229, Dupin 980
Medium:Linocut printed with intaglio over-printing in colors
Image Size:12 in x 9 1/16 in (30.5 cm x 23 cm)
Sheet Size:20 1/2 in x 13 13/26 in (52 cm x 35 cm)
Framed Size:25 1/8 in x 19 ¼ in (63.8 cm x 48.8 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 60 in the lower left margin.
Signature:This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in the lower right margin.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-7332

Historical Description

Joan Miró Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977 offers a bold and vibrant example of the artist’s playfully unique compositions. An almost-abstract figural form outlined in white floats in the midst of a solid black background with other amorphous forms on either side of it. Aside from black and white, the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow are the only other colors present in this work. By restricting the color palette, Miró draws attention to the shapes and forms created by the colors themselves. To the left of the composition, a solid red circular form is encased in a white outline with evenly-spaced tendrils protruding all the way around it. At the center of the figural form is a wavy stroke of red, which visually parallels the shape and placement of a spine at the center of a body. In Joan Miró Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977, the rich black background carved out by white and pops of primary color creates a striking composition that is sure to catch the eye.

Created in 1977, Joan Miró Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977 is a linocut printed with intaglio over-printing in colors. This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in the lower right corner and numbered from the edition of 60 in the lower left corner.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Joan Miró Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miró: The Illustrated Books. Translated from the French by Gail Mangold-Vine. Geneva: Patrick Cramer, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 229.
2. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver Vol. IV 1976– 1983. France: Galerie Lelong, 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 980.
3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Joan Miró Hommage a San Lazzaro, Pl. 3, 1977 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.