Description:A monumental color lithograph, this work envelopes the viewer with its vibrant tones and dramatic coloration. Miró presents the viewer with an amusing figure who appears to vibrate off the page due to the explosive orange hues of the background. Saturating the entire page with a brilliant flourescence, Miró presents an animated character with discernable eyes and a grinning mouth. The tones of bright oranges and creamy marigolds explode towards the viewer, lending a sense of energy and movement to the work. Offering a narrative impetus, Miró's title sparks the imagination. "Pitting poet against craftsman, Miró's varied strategies aim, more often than not, at surprising existing aesthetic orders by discovering possibilities latent within them" (Lancher, 74) .
Created in 1969, this work is hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right and numbered 13/75 in pencil in the lower left. Printed by Art Adrien Maeght on Rives vellum paper and published by Maeght.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1. Joan Miró Lithographs, Vol III 1964 - 1969, Maeght Editeur: Paris, 1977. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 603 on pg. 187.
About the Framing:
Framed in museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a Spanish-style black and gold-leaf frame. The sculptural elements of the moulding compliment the highlights and tones and textures of the highly detailed print. The Polyglot Man is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet and finished behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
