Description:Created in 1954, this work was engraved by Visat, after Miró’s original work and published by Maeght Paris. Miró was consulted and approved the final image created. Printed on BFK Rives paper, Visat’s name appears engraved in the plate. The work is signed by Miró in pencil in the lower right with the date ‘1954’, and numbered 16/300 in the lower left margin. Documented in the Maeght archives as M1701.
Displaying a unique example of Miró’s early work, this aquatint and engraving was based on by an original work of the same title, created in 1918. The image reveals the unexpected influences of Cezanne and Cubism on Miró’s early aesthetic.
With this composition, Miró focuses the viewer’s attention upon the manipulation of form and limited use of color. Constructing a highly textured surface, Miró infuses the work with a sense of agitation and movement. The work is also pivotal in the use of collage. The inventive modulation and abstraction of each element is heightened by the inclusion of the boldly printed advertisement which reads “The Very Best Collection of Souvenir Post Cards of New York City, 30 for 25, The Novelty Shop.”
Of this period, Jacque Dupin has stated, “Cubist influences can be felt in most of these still lifes. Miró was trying to discipline his love of color and strengthen his control of form. For this reason he drew chiefly upon Cezanne, and to a somewhat lesser extent, upon Cubism” (Dupin, 74) .
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1) Dupin, Jacques, Joan Miró: Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings, Vol I: 1908-1930, 1999, original painting listed as cat no 56 on pg 50.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a robust scalloped gold leaf frame. The undulating sculptural elements in the molding accentuate the artist’s use of texture while the gold accents enhance the tonality of the work. The framing is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet. This work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
