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art and Romanesque church frescoes of his native Catalan region in Spain to 17th-century Dutch realism were eventually superseded by more contemporary ones: Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism captivated the young artist, who had relocated to Paris in 1921.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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1975 The Hunting of Butterflies colour etching and aquatint on Arches paper 66 x 50.1 cm |
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1975 Onésime colour lithograph on Velin d'Arches paper 91.4 x 63.5 cm |
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1975 Pair of Lovers Playing with Almond Blossom painted synthetic resin 300 x 160 x 140 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1975 Red Mouse with Mantilla colour aquatint on Arches paper 138.4 x 96.2 cm |
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1975 The Bagnard and his Companion colour etching and aquatint on Arches wove paper 121 x 159.5 cm |
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1975 The Queen of Éphémeres colour etching and aquatint 159.4 x 120.7 cm |
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1975 The Revolution of Stage Design in the 20th Century colour lithograph 50.5 x 36 cm |
1975 Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró:
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 71 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
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1975 Untitled from Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardin de Miró colour lithograph on Guarro paper 49.5 x 35.5 cm |
1976 Le Marteau Sans Maître
(The Hammer without a Master) poems by René Char published by Le Vent d'Arles, Paris, printed by Morsang, Paris:
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint 28.4 x 22.8 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint 44 x 67 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint 45.1 x 34.3 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on pearl Japan paper |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on pearl Japan paper 43.8 x 33 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on pearl Japan paper 44 x 33 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on pearl Japan paper 44 x 66 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint 44 x 33 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on Japan paper 44.4 x 66 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching and aquatint on Japan paper 44.3 x 66.7 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching on Japan paper 44.3 x 66.2 cm |
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1976 Untitled from Le Marteau Sans Maître colour etching on Japan paper 44.5 x 66.5 cm * * * * * |
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1976 North Mandarin colour lithograph 81 x 56.5 cm |
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1976 Painting oil and wax crayons on cardboard ( hatbox ) 71 x 37 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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1976 Pienture-Poésie colour lithograph on white wove paper 60.8 x 90 cm |
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1976 Poemas para mirar colour lithograph 55 x 70 cm |
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1976 Strindberg Mappen colour lithograph 75.5 x 56 cm |
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1976 The Conductor intaglio print on paper 114.3 x 74.3 cm Tate, London |
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1976 The Grandmother of 10,000 Ages colour lithograph 57 x 86 cm |
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1976 The Solar Dripping colour lithograph on Arches paper 157 x 117 cm |