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Ruthven Todd Poem
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Ruthven Todd Poem Year: 1966 (1970) Medium: Ink and Crayon on Guarro laid paper, signed l.r.
Wax Crayon, Ink
Bouquet de reves pour Leila-Poemes d'Yuan Goll
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bouquet de reves pour Leila-Poemes d'Yuan Goll Color lithograph, 1964 Unsigned (as issued) From: XXe siecle, No. 24, December 1964 Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro, Paris Printer: Mourlo...
Lithograph
Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
Miró talks about making a musical accompaniment to finally finish it with a strong, almost brutal note while Alberti cannot help but dedicate his text to the wonderful youthful impul...
Lithograph, Canvas, Ink
Poemes Civils, 1961
By Joan Miró
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1961, this etching and aquatint was the cover to the book Poemes Civils by Joan Brossa. This original print is hand signed Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in pen...
Mixed Media
Poem IV, Surrealist Etching with Aquatint Poem by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Poem IV Joan Miro, Spanish (1893–1983) Date: 1947 Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate Image Size: 6.75 x 5.5 inches Size: 14.75 x 11.5 in. (37.47 x 29.21 cm) Prin...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 15 in W 11.25 in
Poem III, Surrealist Etching with Aquatint and Poem by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Poem III Joan Miro, Spanish (1893–1983) Date: 1947 Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate Image Size: 10 x 6.75 inches Size: 15 x 11.25 in. (38.1 x 28.58 cm) Printer...
Etching, Aquatint
Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI' 2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miró's "Parler Seul VI" is part of the "Parler Seul" series, which combines visual art with poetic elements, creating a dialogue between text and imagery. This lithograph captures th...
Lithograph
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H 15 in W 11.5 in
An Alien World For Dolores Miro, Surrealist Etching Poem by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Alien World For Dolores Miro Joan Miro, Spanish (1893–1983) Date: 1947 Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate Image Size: 8.5 x 6.75 inches Size: 15 x 11.5 in. (3...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 After Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VIII'
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 14.75 in W 11.5 in
Poem For Diane Bouchard, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miró, Spanish (1893 -1983) - Poem For Diane Bouchard, Year: 1947, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate, Image Size: 5.5 x 7 inches, Size: 14.75 x ...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 15.25 in W 10 in
Autumn Campion for Betty Campion, Surrealist Etching Poem by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Autumn Campion for Betty Campion Joan Miro, Spanish (1893–1983) Date: 1947 Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate Image Size: 3 x 6 inches Size: 15.25 x 10 in. (38.7...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 After Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI' Surrealism Green
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the print...
Lithograph
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H 15 in W 11.5 in
The Glass Tower for Jane Perry, Surrealist Etching Poem by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Glass Tower for Jane Perry Joan Miro, Spanish (1893–1983) Date: 1947 Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, signed in the plate Image Size: 5.5 x 6.75 inches Size: 15 x 11.5 in. (38...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 29.93 in W 21.46 in
Sculptures in the mountains, a poem in space in the land of Mont-Blanc
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1972 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 17/150 Publisher : Municipalité de Passy Plateau d'Assy Printer : Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris Catalog : [Maeght n°870 p...
Lithograph
Les Magies
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
(image) This etching by Joan Miró, taken from the poem collection Les Magies by Valentine Penrose, evokes a mysterious universe where shapes and colors seem to dance in harmony with...
Etching, Aquatint
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the print...
Lithograph
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edition l...
Lithograph
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI'
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV'
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 After Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VIII' Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 After Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VIII' Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 After Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VIII' Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV' Surrealism Multicolor, White
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV' Surrealism Multicolor, White
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV' Surrealism Multicolor, White
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in D 0.1 in
2004 Joan Miro 'Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV' Surrealism Multicolor, White
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.75 inches ( 59.69 x 45.085 cm ) Image Size: 16.5 x 13 inches ( 41.91 x 33.02 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: This is a limited edit...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph is limited to 1000 copies, after which the printing plates were destroyed.
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph is limited to 1000 copies, after which the printing plates were destroyed.
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VI-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph is limited to 1000 copies, after which the printing plates were destroyed.
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the print...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the print...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the print...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" VIII-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5" by 17.75" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the printin...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" XIV-23.5" x 17.75"-Lithograph-2004
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition lithograph by Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5 by 17.75 inches and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the pr...
Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 17.75 in
After Joan Miro-Illustrated Poems-"Parler Seul" V-23.5" x 17.75"-2004
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited edition piece after Joan Miró published by Maeght Éditeur in 2004. The lithograph measures 23.5"" by 17.75"" and is limited to 1000 copies, after which the printin...
Lithograph
Bouquet de rêves pour Leïla, Poèmes d'Yvan Goll, XXe siècle
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXVIe Année N°24, Décem...
Lithograph
UNTITLED from Erik Satie: Poems and Songs
By Joan Miró
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in colors on Arches wove paper bearing the publisher’s “LB” watermark. Numbered in pencil lower left. A richly printed impressi...
Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching
UNTITLED from Erik Satie: Poems and Songs
By Joan Miró
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in colors on Arches wove paper bearing the publisher’s “LB” watermark. numbered in pencil in the margin lower left. A richly pri...
Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching
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H 13.25 in W 11 in
El Sobreviviente Visita Los Pájaros I (The Survivor Visits the Birds I)
By Joan Miró
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1972, this color etching and aquatint is one of two illustrations by Joan Miró for Pablo Neruda’s poem, El Sobreviviente Visita Los Pájaros.
Mixed Media
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
Joan Miro - Original Colorful Lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - Moon Bird, Sun Bird - Original Lithograph 1964 From the journal "XXe Siecle" Unsigned edition of unknown size Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Refere...
Lithograph
$3,480
H 23.75 in W 30.625 in
Original Lithograph VIII, from Miro Lithographs II, Maeght Publisher, Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Original Lithograph VIII" is an original color lithograph by Joan Miro, published in "Miro Lithographs II, Maeght Publisher" in 1975. It depicts Miro's signature biomorphic abstract...
Lithograph
Joan Miro - L'Issue Dérobée - Original Aquatint
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - L'Issue Dérobée - Original Aquatint 1974 Dimensions: 36 x 54 cm Edition: 220 Jacques Dupin, L'Issue Dérobée, Maeght Editeur, Paris, 1974 (C. books 187) Biography Joa...
Lithograph
Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe III Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Artist: Joan ...
Lithograph
Lithographs II (1040), Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe II Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Lithographs II ...
Lithograph
$1,850
H 27.5 in W 34.25 in
Sculptures (M. 950), Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - Sculptures (M. 950), Year: 1974, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed in the plate, Image Size: 16.25 x 24 inches, Size: 20.5 x 29 in. (52.0...
Lithograph
$908
H 19.49 in W 13.98 in D 0.08 in
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró X Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm Condition: In ve...
Paper, Lithograph
$20,568
H 35.44 in W 25.99 in D 0.04 in
For Alberti, For Spain! - Etching by Joan Mirò - 1975
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
For Alberti, For Spain! it's an artwork realized by Joan Mirò in 1975. Etching, 90 x 66 cm. Hand signed. Edition 45/90. Reference: Dupin 926 Printed on Fabriano paper, Printed...
Etching
$288Sale Price|39% Off
H 14.5 in W 10.5 in
Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton) (Abstract, Fun, Gestural)
By Joan Miró
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton De Miro) Original Color Lithograph Year: 1965 Size: 14.5x10.5in Edition: 1,500 Portfolio: DLM 151-152 Publisher: Maeght ...
Lithograph
$3,480
H 23.75 in W 30.625 in
Original Lithograph X, from Miro Lithographs II, Maeght Publisher by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Original Lithograph X" is an original color lithograph by Joan Miro, published in "Miro Lithographs II, Maeght Publisher" in 1975. It depicts Miro's signature biomorphic abstract st...
Lithograph
Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe IV Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Lithographs II ...
Lithograph
$800
H 14.97 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Composition, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1967, Excellent
By Joan Miró
Located in OPOLE, PL
Joan Miro (1893-1983) - Composition Lithograph from 1967. Unsigned editon. Dimensions of work: 38 x 56 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. ...
Lithograph
$695
H 21.25 in W 17.25 in
Joan Miro Abstract Lithograph, Unsigned, 1965, "Peintures sur Cartons: Plate 15"
By Joan Miró
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Plate 15 Portfolio: Peintures sur Cartons Date: 1965 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image Size: 15" x 11" Signature:...
Lithograph
$950
H 18 in W 15 in
Lithograph III (1047), Framed Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe III Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Lithograph III...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 343. Printed in 1963 for Derriere le Miroir (issue number 139-140 devoted to Miro and Artigas) and published in Paris by the...
Lithograph
Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated brass dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish designs...
Brass
$235,000
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
$67,000
H 12.21 in W 17.33 in D 0.4 in
Miro Original Wax Painting, Abstract, Framed, Circa 1960
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original drawing painted in wax by Joan Miro. Certified by Jacques Dupin, official certifier of the artist's work. The work is a wax painted on two continuous pages of a book publish...
Crayon
$900
H 39.4 in W 27.6 in
Original Unused 1964 Avant La Lettre Lithograph Gaspar Room Metras Belarte
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miró (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Sala Gaspar, Metras and Belarte Gallery (avant la lettre)', 1964 Lithograph on Paper (Cahiers d'Art magazine Nº4-5) Original lithograph without signing ...
Lithograph
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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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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