Joan Miró, Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985

Artist: Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Title:Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985
Reference:Dupin 1183
Series:Passage de L'Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes) Series, 1985
Medium:Etching and aquatint on Rives paper.
Image Size:25 3/8 in x 18 in (64.5 cm x 45.8 cm)
Sheet Size:25 3/8 in x 18 in (64.5 cm x 45.8 cm)
Edition:This work is numbered from an edition of 90 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-12246

Historical Description

Joan Miró, Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985

Created in 1985, Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985, is an etching and aquatint on Rives paper that was printed as a frontispiece for a 36-page book by André Pieyre de Mandiargues. Hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right, this work is numbered from an edition of 90 in the bottom left. Printed by Morsang, Paris and published by RLD, Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Joan Miró, Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985, 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. IV 1976 – 1983, Galerie Lelong: France, 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1183 on pg. 165.

About the Framing:
Joan Miró, Frontispiece for Passage de L’Égyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes), 1985 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.

 

Subject Matter: Classic $16-50k Contemporary