Description:An exuberance and gracefulness fills this snowy scene, depicting one of Miró’s enchanting poems as part of his collection of works in Le Lézard aux Plumes d’Or. Here we find his notable surrealist vision, coupled with his innovative techniques in lithography to create a delightful and abstract array of characters. The poem, in French (with translation) , is as follows:
Un oeillet rouge A red carnation
Éclate Brilliant
Sur le bout d'un parapluie porté par At the tip of an umbrella held by
Un merlan à queue de perroquet A whiting with the tail of a parrot
Couché sur la neige Hidden beneath the pink"
Rosé Snow
Created in 1971 as part of a series of 15 color lithographs by Joan Miró to illustrate a book of his own poetry. Titled Le Lézard aux Plumes d’Or (The Lizard with Golden Feathers) , these works were published by Broder, Paris and printed by Mourlot, Paris. Numbered 5/40 in pencil in the lower left, this work is out of the edition of 40 on Japon paper with wide margins (there was a book edition as well) .
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. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Geneva, 1989. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 148 on pgs. 370-1.
2. Joan Miró Lithograph vol. IV 1969 – 1972, Maeght Editeur, Paris. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 794 on pg. 158 and detailed on pg. 153.
3. Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Miró – l’œuvre graphique, Paris, 1974. Illustrated book listed as cat. no. 491 on pg. 126.
4. Taillandier, Yvon. Indelible Miró, Paris, 1972. Excerpts from the illustrated book featured on pg. 181-8.
About the Framing:
Set in a Spanish-style, stepped gold and black frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. The black and gold coloration of the frame also serves to enhance the contrasting colors within the piece. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats with a matching gold inner fillet, this lithograph is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover.
