1960
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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Terres de grand feu, 1956
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Terres de grand feu, 1956 was created to celebrate a three-month exhibition at the Galerie Maeght, Paris, of ceramics done by Miró a...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 233. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Sheet size: 9 x 14...
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
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
Plate #4 from Album 19
By Joan Miró
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Plate #4 from Album 19" 1961, is an original color lithograph on watermarked BFK Rives paper by renown artist Joan Miro 1893-1983. It is hand signed (monogramed...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot in 1981 and published for the "Miro Lithograph IV" catalogue raisonne. Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243 mm). Not signed.
Lithograph
Son Abrines
By Joan Miró
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Son Abrines" Original etching with aquatint printed on Guarro paper. Ink stamp signed, numbered 23/75 in pencil. Also hand signed in pencil on the back by the grand son of the artis...
Aquatint
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
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
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
Red and Blue Rouge et bleu - Surrealism Spanish
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" at the lower right margin It is also hand numbered in pencil, from the edition of 100 at the lower l...
Lithograph
The Convict and his Companion
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This original etching and aquatint is hand signed in white pencil by the artist "Miró" in the lower right image. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the low...
Etching, Aquatint
The King and His Family, from: Ubu in the Balearic Islands - Spanish Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" at the lower right corner. It is also hand numbered in pencil 57 from the edition of 120, at the low...
Lithograph
Composition VI, from: Gaudí - Spanish Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered 28 in pencil from the edition of 50, in the lower left margin. The work...
Etching, Aquatint
Figure and Stars III - Spanish Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
This original etching and aquatint with collage is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" at the lower right edge. It is also hand numbered in pencil 14 from the edition of 50, a...
Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
