By Joan Miró
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
"Equinox"
(Dupin 428),
1967
Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum on Mandeure rag paper, signed in pencil and numbered 36/75, published/printed by Maeght, Paris, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 41 1/4 x 28 3/4in (104.8 x 73cm)
Miró's innovation of carborundum etching was revolutionary and best displayed in this colorful and energetic work. Carborundum etching is a printmaking process used in the black passages of the piece, whereby Miró built a textured, waxy layer on the printing plate to create velvety texture in the paper.
This technique allowed him to merge the spontaneity of drawing with the material presence of relief, expanding the expressive potential of printmaking.
Joan Miró (1893–1983)was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona, who became one of the foremost figures in the Surrealist movement. Renowned for his whimsical abstract art...
Category
1960s Abstract Tuvia Beeri Art
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint