Description:Based on the translation of the title of the poem, this second illustration of Chilean writer, Pablo Neruda’s work appears to be in the shape of a four-legged animal, a character in the poem of which it portrays. Again, just as in the first, this work evokes a playful natures in the way Miró’s brushstroke is applied in a haphazard and carefree manner. It is simple yet colorful – implying that the most simple forms of expression can be the most moving, descriptive, and powerful. The myriad of mostly primary colors, red, yellow, green, and blue allow for a richer composition breathing life into this series of lines and curves.
Created in 1972, this original color etching & aquatint is one of two illustrations by Joan Miró for Pablo Neruda’s poem, El Sobreviviente Visita Los Pájaros. Hand-signed in pencil by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in the lower right margin, this print features a strong and defined plate mark and is printed on Rives wove paper. Printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris and published by Le Vent d’Arles Editeur, Paris.
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 I will enclose with the sale of the work) :
1. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Patrick Cramer: Geneva, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 157 on pgs. 390-1.
2. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver, Vol. II 1961 – 1973, Daniel Lelong: Paris, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 560 on pg. 200.
3. Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris. Miró, l’œuvre graphique, Fondation Gulbenkian: Lisbon, 1974. Listed and detailed as catalogue raisonné no. 503 on pg. 134.
