1974
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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Mandarin du Nord (Mandarin North), 1976
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Mandarin du Nord (Mandarin North), 1976; Combining elements of the graphic and the organic, Miró creates a lively print instilled with an unexpected sense of contradiction....
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
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
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 Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró La Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975, is a large sized etching and aquatint which is both immersive and abstract. Bold colors, animated imagery, and vivid ...
Etching, Aquatint
La Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró La Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975, is a large sized etching and aquatint which is both immersive and abstract. Bold colors, animated imagery, and vivid ...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
This original color lithograph on Rives vellum paper was created in 1981 and is from the Lithographie IV portfolio. It measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches (32 x 25 cm), unframed, and is from...
Lithograph
Untitled (Joan Prats)
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered lithograph on Guarro paper.
Lithograph
Untitled (Joan Prats)
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered. Lithograph on Guarro paper.
Lithograph
Personnage et Oiseau by Joan Miro, 1984
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
This colorful lithographic was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in 1984 after Miro's 'Personnage et Oiseua', 1969, depicting the abstract form of a head with birds. This print has been blind embossed with the Galerie Mourlot...
Lithograph
Paroles Peintes
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1975 Edition : 62/75 Publisher : O. Lazar-Vernet, Paris Printer : Georges Leblanc et Morsang, Paris Catalog : Dupin 827 38.00 cm. x 27.70 cm. 14.96 in. x 10.91...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miro, Untitled, 1981 (from Lithographie IV) Original color lithograph on Rives vellum paper 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (32 x 25 cm), unframed Edition of 4000 (Published by Maeght in 198...
Lithograph
