Joan Miró (1893 Barcelona, Spain – 1983 Palma de Mallorca, Spain).
Early in his career, Miró primarily painted still-lifes, landscapes, and genre scenes. Influences ranging from the folk art and Romanesque church frescoes of his native Catalan region in Spain to 17th-century Dutch realism were eventually superseded by more contemporary ones: Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism captivated the young artist, who had relocated to Paris in 1921. His exposure to the ideas of André Breton and Breton's Surrealist circle prompted Miró to make radical changes to his style, although the artist cannot be said to have identified consistently with a single school. Rather, his artistic career may be characterised as one of persistent experimentation and a lifelong flirtation with non-objectivity. Miró's signature biomorphic forms, geometric shapes, and semi-abstracted objects are expressed in multiple media, from ceramics and engravings to large bronze installations.
Note: All Miro works © 2018 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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1974 Hirondelle d'Amour hand-woven Auubusson Goblins wool tapestry 188.1 x 241.3 cm |
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1974 His Highness the Prince acrylic on wood and horn 204.5 x 19 x 59 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 His Majesty the King acrylic on wood, bronze and iron 255 x 37 x 41.5 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 Human Rights colour lithograph on paper 79.4 x 59.7 cm Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio |
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1974 L'Éloge de la main colour etching and aquatint on paper 65.4 x 51.4 cm Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio |
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1974 Model of the World Trade Centre Tapestry oil on canvas 57 x 105 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 Personnage oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm |
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1974 Poster for the exhibition 'Miró' Louisiana, Humlebaek, Denmark colour lithograph 75 x 55 cm |
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1974 Sculptor Portugal colour lithograph on Guarro paper 35 x 52 cm |
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1974 Tête oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm Athena Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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1974 The Hope of a Condemned Man I acrylic on canvas 267 x 351 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 The Hope of a Condemned Man II acrylic on canvas 267 x 351 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 The Hope of a Condemned Man III acrylic on canvas 267 x 351 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 The Innocent colour etching and aquatint on pearl Japan paper 33 x 25.1 cm |
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1974 The Spinning Woman colour etching and aquatint 140.7 x 94.6 cm |
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1974 Woman acrylic and oil on sackcloth 29 x 22 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974 Woman in Front of the Moon acrylic on canvas 162 x 130 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1974, cast 1977 Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash bronze 450.2 x 22 x 169 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History )
Jacques Dupin, L'Issue Dérobée, Maeght Editeur, Paris:
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) colour drypoint and aquatint on Arches paper 36.2 x 53.3 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) colour drypoint and aquatint with etching on Arches wove paper 50 x 65.5 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) colour etching and aquatint on Arches wove 33 x 50 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) colour etching and aquatint on Arches wove paper 32.7 x 50.5 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) colour etching and aquatint on Arches wove paper 33 x 50.5 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée ( The Hidden History ) drypoint with aquatint and embossing on Arches wove paper 32.5 x 50.5 cm |
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1974 L'issue Dérobée colour drypoint and aquatint on Arches paper |
1974 The Grotesque Courtesan
An edition of 110 published by Iliazd, Paris:
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint 40.6 x 57.8 cm |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint 41.9 x 58.7 cm |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint 42 x 59 cm |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint on Auvergne Richard-de-Bas wove paper 46.5 x 34.2 cm |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint |
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1974 The Grotesque Courtesan colour etching and aquatint on Japan paper 57.1 x 40.6 cm |
1975 L’enfance d’Ubu
(Childhood of Ubu):
1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.7 x 50.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph |
1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph |
1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 31.7 x 50.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32 x 50 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.1 x 49.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.4 x 50.1 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.4 x 50.2 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.4 x 50.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.5 x 50.3 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.5 x 50.5 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 32.7 x 50.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 33 x 50.5 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 34.9 x 50.2 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 40 x 50 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph 47.8 x 30.8 cm |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph |
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1975 L’enfance d’Ubu colour lithograph on Arches paper 30.5 x 50 cm |
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1975 Abstract Composition colour lithograph 50 x 71.5 cm |
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1975 Black Mouse with Mantilla colour aquatint 170.5 x 75.6 cm |
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1975 Ceiling of the Auditorium at the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona acrylic on wood chipboard 470 x 600 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1975 Head bronze 51.5 x 23.6 x 40.3 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1975 Interieur Paysan oil and watercolour on paper |