Joan Miró, La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973

Artist: Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Title:La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973
Reference:Dupin 579
Medium:Etching and aquatint with carborundum on Arches paper.
Image Size:29 in x 41 in (73.5 cm x 104 cm)
Sheet Size:29 in x 41 in (73.5 cm x 104 cm)
Edition:This work is numbered from an edition of 50 in the lower left.
Signature:This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-12497

Historical Description

Joan Miró, La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973

Created in 1973, La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973, is an etching and aquatint with carborundum on Arches paper. Hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right, this work is numbered from an edition of 50 in the lower left. Printed by Morsang, Paris and published by Maeght éditeur, Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Joan Miró, La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973 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 final sale of the work):

1. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver, vol. II 1961 – 1973, Rizzoli International Publications: New York, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 579 on pg. 215.

About the Framing:
Joan Miró, La Frappeuse de Silex (The Flint Striker), 1973 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.

Subject Matter: Classic $16-50k Contemporary