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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Joan Miró Litografia Original VII – 1972 Color Lithograph, Spanish Edition
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Litografia Original VII by Joan Miró, a 1972 color lithograph from Litografo (Volume I, Spanish edition), catalogued as Mourlot 863. Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, with...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
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
UBUs Childhood x3 Lithograph, Framed, 20th Century
By Joan Miró
Located in Naples, Florida
UBUs CHILDHOOD x3
Lithograph
$2,213
H 18 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
Liberty Head Mixed Media on Paper, Unique, Signed, Pop Art, 2009
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic paint on front by Peter Max. A unique variation. Frame size 18 x 15.5 inches. Artwork siz...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
$704Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 83 in
Blue Tones Triptych, Serene Gorgeous Clouds, Handmade Cyanotype Watercolor Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of w...
Lithograph, Handmade Paper, Emulsion, Monotype
$2,650
H 40 in W 30 in
Before the Rain II, Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, 40x30
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Before the Rain I & II are a pair of paintings that flow into each other featuring dreary waters, lush lily pads, and lively koi. While the colors are a bit on the gloomy side,...
Canvas, Oil Pastel
$220Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.5 in W 14 in
Boy and Puppy Lithograph, Surrealist Style, Mid-20th Century, Unframed
Located in Belgrade, MT
Madeline Luka (French 1894-1989) was a self taught painter known for her landscapes, portraits, nudes and still lifes. She typically portrayed her family and close friends set within...
Lithograph
$696
H 16.23 in W 12.29 in D 0.79 in
Unknown Shapes Dreamlike Surreal Interior Scene Painting Acrylic on Paper
By Nico Pearleyes
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Dreamlike surreal interior scene painting on paper featuring floating organic forms, impossible perspectives and an imagined world suspended between architecture, memory and transfor...
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
$1,057
H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 1.18 in
Resonant Lines, South Downs, Original art, Semi Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
“Resonant Lines” is part of my Landscapes of the inner eye series of paintings which explore the memory of places that we carry in our imagination rather tha...
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Varnish, Oil Crayon, Board, Gr...
Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (25.5 x 19 cm) Contemporary gilt frame This painting is a copy of Thomas Lawrence’s 1822 portrait of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, Duke of ...
Canvas, Oil
L'Atelier Mourlot by Fernand Leger
By (after) Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
This colorful lithographic poster was printed in 1982 at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris was printed for an exhibition of Atelier Mourlot prints in Tokyo at Seibu Department Stores, 198...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Maria Carbonero
Located in Barcelona, CT
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Lithograph
$850
H 14.75 in W 22 in
French Surrealist Colorful Futurist Abstract Painting Composition IV
By Georges Dussau
Located in Surfside, FL
actual image measures 7.5X11.25, titled Composition III on French Arches Mould made paper. Georges DUSSAU est né le 14 Mars 1947, à Chalon-sur-Saône (France) Il vit et travaille à ...
Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Abstract In Reds
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Displayed in a linen frame. Image size, 20"L x 18"H, overall, 23"L x 21"H.
Canvas, Oil Crayon
$1,809
H 19.69 in W 25.2 in
Mecano by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, red, blue, figurative, man
By Christophe Dupety
Located in Paris, FR
Mecano is a painting on paper by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 64 cm (19.7 x 25.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certi...
Paper, Acrylic
Sold
H 13.43 in W 21.26 in
Joan Miró, Litografia Originale X – 1972 Color Lithograph, Italian Edition
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Litografia Originale X by Joan Miró (KC01161), a 1972 color lithograph from Litografia (Volume I, Italian edition), catalogued as Cramer 160. Published by Graphis Arte, Livorno, and ...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition. Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Dada, Experimental, Avant-garde. This is the Spanish edition. The work embraces dream im...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition. Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Dada, Experimental, Avant-garde. This is the Spanish edition. The work embraces dream im...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Litografia Original X" - Joan Miró - Spanish edition. Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Dada, Experimental, Avant-garde. This is the Spanish edition. The work embraces dream im...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
CANTIC DEL SOL
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
“CANTIC DEL SOL" 1975 Grabado Original Firmado lápiz la carpeta Edición limitada a 127/273 ejemplares 50x35 cm. Editor: La Cometa, Barcelona Ref. Catalogo MIRO GRABADOR VOL. III.
Engraving
CERAMICS
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ceramic of the Spanish artist Joan Miro Edition of 500 copies. Earthware glazed black color, published Miró-Artigas, fig 378
Ceramic