Lithograph in colors on Japon nacré
France, 1971
Joan Miró (1893-1983) – Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Signed lower right in pencil ‘Miró’
Numbered lower left in pencil ‘XV/XX’
From the series ‘Le lézard aux plumes d’or’
Published by Louis Broder, Paris
Printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris
Catalog raisonné: Mourlot 794, Cramer 148
In black and white golden profile frame
Image Dimensions: 34 x 48.3 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland
Good condition
Joan Miró is known worldwide for his abstract color and design language; signed lithographs in colors by the artist fetch up to €42.000 at international auctions
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In 1971 Joan Miró illustrated with 15 lithographs under the title ‘Le lézard aux plumes d'or’ a collection of his own poems. The work was published with the texts written in calligraphy by the artist on the lithograph stones, as well as separate suites with a total edition of 195 copies by Louis Broder in Paris and printed by Fernand Mourlot.

The lithograph in colors is signed lower right in pencil ‘Miró’ and lower left numbered ‘XV/XX’. The sheet is faintly visible yellowed along the lateral sheet edges and bears occasional small creases. It is hinged to a mat at the reverse upper sheet edge and overall in good condition. The frame, too, is in good condition with minor signs of wear. The image measures 34 x 48.3 cm, the sheet 41 x 56 cm. The framed dimensions are 64 x 76 cm.



Joan Miró (1893-1983)

Miró was born in Barcelona where he grew up and started his artistic studies. He went to the academy La Llotja against his parents’ will who had wanted him to work in a more traditional way. He later studied at the Escola d’Art from Francesc Galí and got to know the Fauves and the cubists. In 1920 he moved to Paris where he lived amongst the most creative artists of his time. He got to know Arp, Magritte, Brancusi and Giacometti and exhibited together with Dalí, Tanguy, Meret Oppenheim und Max Ernst in several exhibitions about Dadaism and Surrealism. He moved to Mallorca in 1956 where he focused on sculptures and ceramics. (fea)

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