Joan Miró, Hommage à Miró, 1972 |
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| Artist: | Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) |
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| Title: | Hommage à Miró, 1972 |
| Reference: | Cramer 165, M.868 |
| Medium: | Color Lithograph on Arches vellum |
| Image Size: | 18 1/2 in x 12 7/16 in (47 cm x 31.6 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 24 7/8 in x 18 15/16 (63.2 cm x 48.1 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 35 1/4 in x 29 3/8 in (89.5 cm x 74.6 cm) |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower left margin; published by XXe Siècle, Paris; printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris. |
| Signature: | This work is hand signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition |
| ID # | W-5978 |
Joan Miró Hommage à Miró, 1972 comes alive with bright centers of color and luxurious texture. Rich and bold black figures dance across the canvas, a typical mark of Miró’s work. They look smooth to the touch and provide a delightful contrast to the textured background. Using primarily blue, red, and yellow, Miró adds patches of color to the composition. Concentric circles give the appearance of eyes, and suddenly the abstract shapes take on a new element. The joy of this lithograph is that the shapes have feelings, partially brought on by the physical form, but added to by the appearance of human-like eyes that look out at the viewer invitingly. Much of Miró’s work confounds and delights in this way – always leaving the viewer wondering what exactly they are looking at.
Created in 1972, this color lithograph on Arches vellum is hand signed by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. This edition is numbered from the 75 in pencil in the lower left margin; published by XXe Siècle, Paris; printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Joan Miró Hommage à Miró, 1972 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 sale of the work).
1. Cramer, Patrick, ed. Joan Miró The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Gevena: Patrick Creamer Publisher, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 165.
2. Maeght Éditeur. Joan Miró Lithographs Volume IV 1969-1972. Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1992. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 868 on pg. 202
3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.
About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Joan Miró Hommage à Miró, 1972 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.
