Joan Miró was a pioneering figure in 20th-century avant-garde painting. The Spanish artist's innovative use of line, organic forms, and color represents a significant contribution to Surrealism. Representative of his ability to evoke suggestive space: Miró's famous triptych Blue I, II, II (1961) portrays a floating world using only blue, orange, and black. “Little by little, I have reached the stage where I use only a small number of forms and colors,” reflected the artist. “It is not the first time that painting has been done with a very limited color palette. The frescoes of the tenth century were painted in this way.” The artist, born on April 20, 1893, in Barcelona, Spain, first studied commerce before defying his parents and enrolling in the art academy in his hometown. In 1919, Miró moved to Paris, where he became involved in the Surrealist milieu and befriended André Breton, Max Ernst, Jean Arp, and André Masson. Miró's work had a profound influence on various American painters, including Arshile Gorky and Mark Rothko. The artist died on December 25, 1983, at the age of 90 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a museum dedicated to the artist and his legacy.
Type of work: Lithograph
Framed: No
Size: 78 x 57 cm (h x w)
Signature: Hand-signed
Condition: In good condition
Edition: 121/150
Publisher: S.P.A.D.E.M.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsYellow, Green, RedMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight78 cmWidth57 cm