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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"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Designed in 1970; cast edition of 6. Signed Miro 2/6 on the base. Fundició Parellada, Barcelona. LITERATURE: F. Basile, Joan Miró, Bologna, 1997, p. 232 (another proof illustrated i...
Bronze
$2,409
H 17.92 in W 16.54 in D 8.67 in
Art Deco “La Vache Qui Rit” Advertising Sculpture by Novita, France 1920s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / Reclame “La Vache Qui Rit” / Novita / plaster / Art Deco A rare and irresistibly charming piece of early 20th‑century French commercial art, this 1920 La Vache Qui R...
Plaster
Royal Worcester Art Deco Joan Figurine by Freda G Doughty
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and scarce Royal Worcester porcelain figurine entitled Joan modelled by Freda G Doughty and dated 1935. The very young child figure stands raised on a half-moon shaped b...
Porcelain
Luigi Sonzini, 1981 Modern Art Sculpture Panel
Located in Milano, IT
Luigi Sonzini (1942-2107) 1981 modern art sculpture panel burned fiberglass.
Plexiglass, Fiberglass
Art Deco Sculpture "La Panthère" by Maurice Prost
By Maurice Prost
Located in Miami, FL
“Art Deco bronze sculpture ‘La Panthère’ by Maurice Prost, executed circa 1930. The stylized panther, in mid-stride, is cast in patinated bronze and set at...
Marble, Bronze
"La Fée" French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Louis Chalon
By Louis Chalon
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Fairy" or "La Fée" bronze sculpture by Louis Chalon. A nude female figure stands on an open flower with complex, textured roots. On her back are four "wings" in...
Marble, Bronze
$14,963Sale Price|24% Off
H 26 in W 28 in D 10 in
Shadow Box Sculpture "La Cirque de La Loba" by Bob La Bobgah, 1985
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting "La Cirque de La Loba," a captivating sculpture from the 1980s crafted by the accomplished artist Bob La Bobgah, also known as Robert Hamilton...
Metal
Organic Modern Art Glass Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful organic modern hand-blown bright neon yellow and dark teal blue studio art glass sculpture vase. Beautiful as a standalone piece or with flowers, branches, etc. Poli...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
La Ferrari Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture La Ferrari with all structure in assembled aluminium pieces (4mm thickness), all painted with original Ferrari rosso corsa paint. Limited Editio...
Aluminum
Modern Metal Art Sculpture
Located in Pueblo, CO
Modern Art metal sculpture featuring a vision of an industrial alien with feet, head, body, hands, eyes, and mouth, towing a lil beer trailer. Such an artistic conversation piece fo...
Metal
Joan Carrillo (b. 1942) Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
By Joan Carrillo
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A powerful and highly sculptural ceramic work by Joan Carrillo, dating from his most desirable early-1970s period. At this point in his career Carrillo moved decisively away from fun...
Ceramic
Art Deco /Modern Bronze Sculpture Dianna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large sculpture in bronze, contemporary of( Dianna the Huntress). Multi-colored patina finish mounted on deluxe Onyx and Black marble. Depicting Dianna the huntress hunting with two ...
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "La danceuse" 2000, by Jacques Tenenhaus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze with brown patination. Signed and numbered lower right on the foot “Jacques Tenenhaus 2000 1/8”, “Landowski Fondeur” foundry. Provenance: Artist’s workshop.
Bronze