By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1957
Edition : 125, of which 100 are numbered
Publisher : Galerie Matarasso
Catalog : [Maeght 247, page 103]
62.00 cm. x 48.00 cm. 24.41 in. x 18.9 in. (paper)
55.00 cm. x 44.00 cm. 21.65 in. x 17.32 in. (image)
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Annotated "HC"
Lithograph in colors, before letters
This lithograph was used to create the poster for one of the artist's exhibitions in Nice in 1957. It is characterized by a rectangular composition bordered by black dots, and an almost primitive, spontaneous combination of primary colors.
The work is characteristic of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The flat tints of color, the small dots, the stars and the graphic intensity of the image are striking. By taking up the portrait format, Miró plays with so-called classical iconography while breaking aesthetic codes. Instead of a face, we might see an Aboriginal mask...
Category
1950s Abstract Allen Russell Saalburg Art