About The Artist
Joan Miro i Ferra (20 April 1893-25 December 1983) was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist. Miro initially went to business school as well as art school. He began working as a clerk when he was a teenager, although he abandoned the business world for art after suffering a nervous break...
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Ma de Proverbs (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, Iconic)
Artist: Joan Miró
Price:
$1,090.00
Medium: Prints
More Details
Creation Date: 1970
Materials: Color lithograph on Arches paper
**Black wooden frame with museum glass (anti-reflective / AR). Could ship without frame. Please inquire.
Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1"
Condition: **Condition: Very good; image intact, deep colors. No tearing, soiling, staining or creasing.
Finish: Framed
About the Item: Joan Miro
Ma de Proverbs (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, Iconic)
1970
Color lithograph on Arches paper
Visible: 14.25 x 20.5 inches
Framed: 22.125 x 28.75 x 1 inches
Signed in the plate, lower right
Publisher: Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain
Printer: Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery-issued COA provided
Ref.: Mourlot #673
**Black wooden frame with museum glass (anti-reflective / AR). Could ship without frame. Please inquire.
**Condition: Very good; image intact, deep colors. No tearing, soiling, staining or creasing.
Tags: #JoanMiró, #SpanishArtist, #Surrealism, #AbstractArt, #ModernArt, #CatalanArt, #VibrantColors, #DreamlikeArt, #BiomorphicShapes, #HarlequinsCarnival, #ArtInnovation, #CubismInfluence, #ArtIcons, #WhimsicalArt, #ArtLegacy, #FundacióJoanMiró, #ImaginativeArt, #AbstractExpressionism, #ColorfulArt, #AvantGardeArt
Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist known for his unique style that combined surrealism, abstraction, and vibrant colors. Born in Barcelona, Miró was heavily influenced by Catalan culture, as well as movements like Fauvism and Cubism. In the 1920s, he moved to Paris, where he became associated with the Surrealist group. His art is marked by organic forms, playful shapes, and a sense of whimsy, often incorporating elements of the subconscious and imagination. Works like "The Harlequin’s Carnival" (1924-1925) showcase his dreamlike and fantastical style, characterized by biomorphic shapes and a vibrant color palette.
Miró’s artistic evolution involved a deliberate rebellion against conventional painting methods, which he described as an "assassination of painting." This ethos is evident in his experiments with different mediums, including collage, lithography, sculpture, and ceramics. By the 1940s and 1950s, Miró's work became increasingly abstract, moving towards minimalism while still retaining his signature motifs of stars, moons, birds, and whimsical characters. His approach significantly influenced abstract expressionism and other modern art movements, emphasizing the emotional power of color and form.
Throughout his career, Joan Miró exhibited internationally, gaining widespread acclaim. His legacy is preserved in institutions like the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, dedicated to his work. Miró’s innovative use of shapes, colors, and forms has left a lasting mark on modern art, making him one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.
Ma de Proverbs (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, Iconic)
1970
Color lithograph on Arches paper
Visible: 14.25 x 20.5 inches
Framed: 22.125 x 28.75 x 1 inches
Signed in the plate, lower right
Publisher: Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain
Printer: Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery-issued COA provided
Ref.: Mourlot #673
**Black wooden frame with museum glass (anti-reflective / AR). Could ship without frame. Please inquire.
**Condition: Very good; image intact, deep colors. No tearing, soiling, staining or creasing.
Tags: #JoanMiró, #SpanishArtist, #Surrealism, #AbstractArt, #ModernArt, #CatalanArt, #VibrantColors, #DreamlikeArt, #BiomorphicShapes, #HarlequinsCarnival, #ArtInnovation, #CubismInfluence, #ArtIcons, #WhimsicalArt, #ArtLegacy, #FundacióJoanMiró, #ImaginativeArt, #AbstractExpressionism, #ColorfulArt, #AvantGardeArt
Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist known for his unique style that combined surrealism, abstraction, and vibrant colors. Born in Barcelona, Miró was heavily influenced by Catalan culture, as well as movements like Fauvism and Cubism. In the 1920s, he moved to Paris, where he became associated with the Surrealist group. His art is marked by organic forms, playful shapes, and a sense of whimsy, often incorporating elements of the subconscious and imagination. Works like "The Harlequin’s Carnival" (1924-1925) showcase his dreamlike and fantastical style, characterized by biomorphic shapes and a vibrant color palette.
Miró’s artistic evolution involved a deliberate rebellion against conventional painting methods, which he described as an "assassination of painting." This ethos is evident in his experiments with different mediums, including collage, lithography, sculpture, and ceramics. By the 1940s and 1950s, Miró's work became increasingly abstract, moving towards minimalism while still retaining his signature motifs of stars, moons, birds, and whimsical characters. His approach significantly influenced abstract expressionism and other modern art movements, emphasizing the emotional power of color and form.
Throughout his career, Joan Miró exhibited internationally, gaining widespread acclaim. His legacy is preserved in institutions like the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, dedicated to his work. Miró’s innovative use of shapes, colors, and forms has left a lasting mark on modern art, making him one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.
About The Artist
Joan Miro i Ferra (20 April 1893-25 December 1983) was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist. Miro initially went to business school as well as art school. He began working as a clerk when he was a teenager, although he abandoned the business world for art after suffering a nervous breakdown. His early work was influenced by van Gogh and Cezanne and was called his Catalan Fauvist period. Miro had his first solo show in Barcelona in 1917. In 1920, Miro made his first trip to Paris, where he met Pablo Picasso. From this time, Miro divided his time between Paris and Montroig, Spain. In Paris, he participated in Dada activities. The artist's first solo show in Paris was at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921. in 1924, Miro joined the Surrealist group. He visited the Netherlands in 1928 and began a series of paintings inspired by Dutch masters. That year he also made his first papiers colles and collages. In 1929 he began experimenting with lithography. His first etchings date from 1933. During the early 1930s he made Surrealist sculptures. In the 1930s onwards, Miro expressed contempt for conventional painting as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and declared an "assassination of painting" in favor of upsetting the elements of established painting. Because of the Spanish Civil War, Miro left Spain in 1936. Also in 1936, Miro was included in the exhibitions "Cubism and Abstract Art" and "Fantastic Art, Dada Surrealism" at the Museum of Modern Art. Miro's first major museum retrospective was held at MOMA in 1941. In 1944, Miro began working in ceramics and started to concentrate on printmaking. During the 1960s he began to work intensively in sculpture. Retrospectives of Miro's work were held at the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, in 1962, and the Grand Palais, Paris, in 1974. In 1978, the Musee national d'Art Modern exhibited over five hundred works in a major retrospective of his drawings. Miro died on December 25, 1983, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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