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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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
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
UBUs Childhood x3 Lithograph, Framed, 20th Century
By Joan Miró
Located in Naples, Florida
UBUs CHILDHOOD x3
Lithograph
H 24 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Surrealist Portrait, Signed, "A Broad Grin"
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Broad Grin” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 20 inches in greys, greens and blacks, with flesh tones. A broad grin has been defined as “one in which...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.71 in
Exception handling, Abstract Conceptual Painting from Science Art Collection
By Anastasia Vasilyeva
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting was exhibited at the SWISS ART Expo 2019 in August in Zurich. "Exception handling" is a conceptual informatics painting. It is a part of the Science Art collection made...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
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
H 20.87 in W 17.33 in
Portraits King Louis XV Queen Gobert Paint Oil on canvas old master 18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau 1662 - Paris 1744) Atelier of Pair of fine portraits Louis XV, King of France and his wife, Maria Leszczyńska oils on canvas (2), 41 x 32 cm., in frame 53 x 44 cm. It is easy to identify the sitters of this charming pair of portraits in the rulers of France, namely Louis XV of Bourbon, who ascended the throne in 1715 at the age of just thirteen and was nicknamed the 'Beloved', and Maria Leszczyńska, Queen Consort of France and Navarre and daughter of the King of Poland Stanislaus I. The queen is depicted in a three-quarter-length figure, her face smiling and turned towards the spectator. She wears a wig in shades of grey with her hair gathered around the nape of her neck and a diadem on her head, and pendants on her ears. She wears a dress with a wide neckline made of red velvet, brocaded with gold threads, with rich lace sleeves, and a bodice adorned with a jewelled bodice of diamonds and pearls. On the shoulders rests a blue velvet mantle embroidered with the heraldic...
Oil
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
H 41.34 in W 35.83 in
Portrait Lady Woman Voet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Art
By Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689) Atelier Portrait of the Young Ortensia Mancini, Duchess of La Meilleraye (Rome 1646 - Chelsea 1699) Oil on canvas 75 x 61 cm. - exquisite gilded and lacquered wooden double frame 105 x 91 cm. The beautiful painting depicting the young and attractive Duchess Ortensia Mancini is part of the refined portraiture of Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689). Of Flemish origin, the painter achieved great success with the aristocratic families of Rome - where he stayed from 1663 to 1679 - thanks to the famous series of portraits commissioned by Cardinal Flavio Chigi, depicting the most enchanting women of the time, and now housed in the Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia. The paintings became so popular that the artist was repeatedly asked to reproduce replicas and similar versions of them: the 'cabinet des dames' was thus one of the Roman fashions of the 17th century, justifying the large number of female portraits attributable to his workshop that gravitated on the market. Voet flaunted in his portraits a peculiar softness and grace in the rendering of the complexions, a subtle voluptuousness in the description of the lips, entrusted to small brushstrokes of red, a sense of calm fixity in the pose, all characteristics that are immediately reflected in the work under examination. Our young effigy, Hortense Mancini...
Oil
H 28.5 in W 20.5 in
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
H 19.3 in W 13.78 in
Untitled
By Maria Carbonero
Located in Barcelona, CT
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Lithograph
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
H 50 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
Four Alphonse Mucha Lithographs The Times Of The Day
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) Four lithographs on wove paper For serious collectors and museum collections. A full set of Mucha’s iconic period lithographs representing The Times Of Th...
Lithograph
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 0.6 in
Tenderness and power
By Olena Kishkurno
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tenderness and Power This work reflects on the paradox of strength revealed through vulnerability. The orange blossoms, vivid and luminous against the profound blue background, embod...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
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
H 13.19 in W 20.08 in
"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
H 13.19 in W 20.08 in
"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
H 13.19 in W 20.08 in
"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
H 13.78 in W 19.69 in
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
H 10.24 in W 10.24 in D 0.79 in
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