Joan Miró, Tailpiece for "Miranda," from "Miranda" et "La Spirale" Series, 1979 |
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| Artist: | Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) |
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| Title: | Tailpiece from "Miranda," from "Miranda" et "La Spirale" Series, 1979 |
| Reference: | Dupin 1121 |
| Series: | "Miranda" et "La Spirale" ("Miranda" and "The Spiral"), 1979 |
| Medium: | Color Etching and Aquatint with Dry-Point |
| Image Size: | 11 3/8 in x 7 in (29 cm x 18 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 11 3/8 in x 7 in (29 cm x 18 cm) |
| Edition: | This work is from an edition of 130. |
| Signature: | This work is hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. |
| ID # | w-12221 |
Created in 1979, this color etching and aquatint is a print from "Miranda," one of two 36-page volumes of fairytales by André Pieyre de Mandiargues. It is hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. An edition of 130 copies were pulled on Arches paper and numbered 46 to 175. There were 3 other editions: one of 15 pulled on pearl Japan paper and numbered from 1 to 15, one of 30 pulled on Auvergne Richard-de-Bas and numbered from 16 to 45, and one of 25 on Arches marked as not-for-sale, numbered I to XXV, and reserved for the author and artist. Published by RLD, Paris and printed by Morsang, Paris.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
This work 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: 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1121 on pg. 136.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.
About the Framing:
Joan Miró, Tailpiece from "Miranda," from "Miranda" et "La Spirale" Series, 1979 is framed to archival museum grade conservation standards, this piece is framed in a complementary moulding.
