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art and Romanesque church frescoes of his native Catalan region in Spain to 17th-century Dutch realism were eventually superseded by more contemporary ones: Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism captivated the young artist, who had relocated to Paris in 1921.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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| 1976 Tribute to the Nobel Prize colour lithograph 75.5 x 56 cm |
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| 1976 Woman and Bird in Front of the Sun oil on cardboard ( hatbox ) 106 x 115.5 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1976 Woman in Front of the Moon oil on cardboard, ( hatbox ) 79 x 105 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1976 Woman, Birds oil and gouache on cardboard 65 x 50 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1976 Woman, Birds watercolour, pastel and wax crayon on paper 65 x 50 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 42, Rue Blomet colour lithograph on white wove paper 90 x 62.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1977 Dog India ink, pencil, charcoal pencil and pastel on cardboard 27,3 x 48.5 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 Femme et oiseau sous la lune oil on corrugated cardboard 45 x 42 cm |
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| 1977 Femme, Echelle de L'Evasion mixed media on paper 33 x 25 cm |
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| 1977 Figure India ink and wax crayon on paper 90.5 x 63.8 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 Gymnast bronze 102 x 92 x 86 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 Landscape oil on canvas 26.7 x 21.5 cm |
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| 1977 Painting house paint and rope on corrugated cardboard mounted on wood 130 x 90 cm |
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| 1977 Poster for Amnesty International Prisoners of Conscience Year colour lithograph on heavy wove paper 71 x 48 cm |
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| 1977 The Egyptian colour etching, aquatint and cut out shapes 121.5 x 85 cm |
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| 1977 Untitled grattage* on paper 24 x 14.3 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 Untitled grattage* on paper 24 x 15 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona * Grattage is a surrealist painting technique that involves laying a canvas prepared with a layer of oil paint over a textured object and then scraping the paint off to create an interesting and unexpected surface. |
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| 1977 Untitled pencil and wax crayon on cardboard 24 x 17 cm |
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| 1977 Woman, Bird, Stars pencil, charcoal pencil, wax crayon and gouache on cardboard 27.2 x 48.3 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1977 Woman, Bird, Stars pencil, charcoal pencil, wax crayon and gouache on cardboard 27.2 x 48.3 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Birds Encircling the Star of Hope acrylic on canvas 73 x 60 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Composition T colour lithograph 50.1 x 65.7 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1978 Figure, Birds India ink and wax crayon on card 86.3 x 68.5 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Figures and Birds with a Dog acrylic on canvas 73 x 92 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Invitation Card for the Preview of the Exhibition Miró colour lithograph on Arches paper 36.5 x 51.6 cm |
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| 1978 Mambo colour wash, etching and aquatint on Arches paper 138.5 x 96.6 cm |
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| 1978 Miró-Painting colour lithograph 70 x 51 cm |
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| 1978 Poster for Joan Miró, Galerie Maeght colour lithograph |
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| 1978 The Little Stringbean colour lithograph on white wove paper 36.5 c 34.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1978 The Sergeant colour etching and aquatint 106 x 75 cm |
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| 1978 Tres Joan colour etching and aquatint on wove paper 63.5 x 111.8 cm |
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| 1978 Woman acrylic and oil on canvas 130 x 97 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman acrylic on canvas 92 x 73 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman enamelled stoneware 160 x 90 x 91 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman enamelled stoneware 163 x 87 x 83 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman enamelled stoneware 168 x 81 x 82 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman, Bird acrylic on canvas 81 x 65 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman, Bird, Star acrylic and oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona |
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| 1978 Woman, Star oil on canvas 35 x 22 cm |
1978 Album 21:
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| 1978 Album 21 colour lithograph 65 x 49.2 cm |
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| 1978 Album 21 colour lithograph o Arches paper 64.9 x 49.7 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 3 from Album 21 colour lithograph 50 x 65.5 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 9 from Album 21 colour lithograph on Arches paper 65.7 x 50.2 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 10 from Album 21 colour lithograph 65.5 x 50 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 15 from Album 21 colour lithograph on Arches paper 50.2 x 65.7 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 18 from Album 21 colour lithograph 50 x 65.5 cm |
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| 1978 Plate 19 from Album 21 colour lithograph 52 x 67 cm |
1979-81 Miro's Chicago
In 1969 the Bruswick Corporation commissioned a design from Miró for this sculpture, but they decided not to proceed due to the costs. In 1979 the first female Mayor of Chicago, Jane Byrne agreed to find funds for the sculpture assuming that another 50% could be found elsewhere. After the commitment of several institutions, foundations and individuals, construction began with Miró reducing the cost by donating his design to the city and the names of the contributors included in the specification. The City of Chicago contributed $250,000 and the majority funding came from the other donors.
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| 1979-81 Miro's Chicago ( originally The Sun, the Moon and One Star ) steel, wire mesh, concrete, bronze, and ceramic tile 12m high |
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| 1980 Artificial Harlequin colour lithograph on Arches paper |
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| 1980 Incisiva colour lithograph on vellum paper 231.1 x 160 cm |
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| 1980 Pair of Lovers Playing with Almond Blossoms polyester resin 11 x 12m La Defense, Paris |