Joan Miró, Obscur Laurier (Dark Laurel), 1962

Artist: Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Title:Obscur Laurier, 1962
Reference:Dupin 305
Series:Miró 1959-1961 Exhibition Catalogue
Medium:Etching and aquatint with dry-point of Rives vellum.
Image Size:6 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in (15.7 cm x 8.8 cm)
Sheet Size:9 5/8 in x 6 3/4 in (24.5 cm x 17 cm)
Edition:This work is numbered from an edition of 175 in the lower left.
Signature:This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in the lower right.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-12327

Historical Description

Joan Miró, Obscur Laurier, 1962

Created in 1962, Obscur Laurier, 1962, is an etching and aquatint with dry-point on Rives vellum. It is a frontispiece for 48-page volume of writing by Maryse Lafont. Hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983), this work is numbered from an edition of 175 in the lower left. Printed by Maeght, Levallois-Perret and published by GLM editeur, Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Joan Miró, Obscur Laurier, 1962 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. 305 on pg. 24.

About the Framing:
Joan Miró, Obscur Laurier, 1962 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.

Subject Matter: Classic $16-50k Contemporary