1969
With his wide-ranging oeuvre, comprising strikingly original paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, metal engravings and murals, Catalan modernist Joan Miró was a critical force in moving 20th-century art toward complete abstraction. Although often considered an early Surrealist because of his nonobjective imagery and evocation of the subconscious, he defies neat categorization.
Miró’s identity is largely rooted in the city of his birth: Barcelona. To this day, a number of his public artworks can be found there, including the 72-foot-tall statue Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird), 1983. Female and avian forms, along with bright colors and the theme of Catalan pride, are recurring elements in his work.
The radical visual world Miró created with his expressive lines, signature symbols and biomorphic shapes influenced such American Abstract Expressionists as Jackson Pollock and Color Field painters like Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman.
Mirò continued to work and experiment until his death at the age of 90 in 1983. Five years before that, he was quoted saying, “I painted these paintings in a frenzy, with real violence so that people will know that I am alive, that I’m breathing, that I still have a few more places to go. I’m heading in new directions.”
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La Harpie (The Harpy)
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The magnificent scale of this work truly allows us to step into the surreal reality that Miró creates in La Harpie. It is an absolute world full of color, whimsical imagery, and bri...
Etching, Aquatint
Les Essencies de la Terra
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This bright and lively work was originally created for a poster showcasing Miró's works at the Galleria del Milione, Milan. Bold colors, lively imagery, and vivid spontaneity are sta...
Lithograph
Montroig I, 1974
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró’s Montroig I, 1974, is a vibrant and poetic expression of the artist’s late-career mastery, where spontaneity and control exist in perfect harmony. Drawing inspiration from...
Lithograph
L'Ogre Enjoue, 1969
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and blue intersect against bold black curves in Joan Miró The Playful Ogre (L’Ogre Enjoue), 1969. This lively and commanding artwork is appropriate...
Etching, Aquatint
Barcelona
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Barcelona, 1972-1973 is an in depth extraction of the artist’s psyche and imagination. As a Surrealist, Miró uses automatic drawing, wher...
Etching, Aquatint
La Femme Angora, 1969
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Named after the exotic Rabbit known for its luxurious wool, Joan Miró La Femme Angora, 1969, depicts a fantastical woman with anthropomorphic features. Conveyed in a grand scale, the...
Etching, Aquatint, Carborundum Aquatint
Le Fantôme de l'Atelier
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint, etching and lithograph. With the artist's signature ink stamp and numbered 26/65 in pencil. With the artist's estate ink stamp and sign...
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
Oiseau Entre deux Astres
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint, etching and carborundum. Signed and numbered 27/75 in pencil by Miro. Printed and published by Maeght, Paris. Catalogue reference: Du...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
The Hand - Spanish Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" in the lower right margin. It is dated ‘1953’ beneath the signature. It is also hand numbered "20/7...
Etching, Aquatint
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks)
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks) Color lithograph, 1967 Published in "Revue XXe Siecle, Volume 28 Published by San Lazzaro Printed by A. Ma...
Lithograph
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks)
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks) Color lithograph, 1967 Published in "Revue XXe Siecle, Volume 28 Published by San Lazzaro Printed by A. Ma...
Lithograph
Homenatge a Joan Prats
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1975 Edition : 53/100 Publisher : Fundacio Joan Miro (Barcelone) Printer : La Poligrafa S.A. (Barcelone) Catalog : [Maeght 1033] 56.00 cm. x 75.50 cm. 22.05 in. x 29.72 ...
Lithograph
