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Joan Miró Art

Catalan, 1893-1983

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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Artist: Joan Miró
Boy with Red Sun
By Joan Miró
Located in Cambridge, ON
Joan Miró rejected the constraints of traditional painting, creating works “conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness,” as he once said. Widely considered one of the leading Surrealists, though never officially part of the group, Miró pioneered a wandering linear style of Automatism—a method of “random” drawing that attempted to express the inner workings of the human psyche. Miró used color and form in a symbolic rather than literal manner, his intricate compositions combining abstract elements with recurring motifs like birds, eyes, and the moon. “I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music,” he said. While he prized artistic freedom, Miró revered art history, basing a series of works on the Dutch Baroque interiors of Hendrick Sorgh and Jan Steen. In turn, Miró has inspired many artists—significantly Arshile Gorky, whose bold linear abstractions proved a foundational influence on Abstract Expressionism. Spanish, 1893–1983, Barcelona, Spain, based in Paris and Catalonia, Spain. Details: Joan Miró "Boy with Red Sun" Linocut, 1938 Technique: Original linocut in colours on red Wove paper Publisher: First Edition published by San Lazzaro for XXe Siecle, Paris Image dimensions: 12.37 x 9.62 in (31.5 x 24.7 cm) Signed by the artist within...
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1930s Joan Miró Art

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Linocut

Mirò Lithograph II, no. IV - Lithograph by J. Mirò - 1974
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
Mirò Lithographe II, no. IV is a beautiful color lithograph on paper, realized in 1974 by Joan Miró for the second volume of his "Mirò Lithographe II", composed by an original lithog...
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1970s Surrealist Joan Miró Art

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Boy with Red Sun - Original linocut - 1938
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Joan MIRO Boy with Red Sun Original linocut Printed signature in the plate Published in 1938 by San Lazzaro for XXe Siecle On wove paper 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) References : Dut...
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1930s Surrealist Joan Miró Art

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Find a wide variety of authentic Joan Miró art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of green, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Joan Miró in lithograph, etching, aquatint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Joan Miró art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Francisco Nicolás, Antoni Tàpies, and Karel Appel. Joan Miró art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $216 and tops out at $15,575, while the average work can sell for $3,483.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    You can find Joan Miró paintings at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, Spain; the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois; and the Tate Gallery in London, UK. In addition, the artist's work is available to purchase through some dealers and on various reputable online platforms. Shop a range of Joan Miró art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Joan Miró is known as one of the pioneers of Surrealism, but at times his work steered towards Fauvism and Expressionism as well. The visual world Miró created with his expressive lines, signature symbols and biomorphic shapes was truly radical and it influenced artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Shop a wide range of Joan Miró art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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