Description:This fantastic composition, echoing the shape of Joan Miró’s unique handprint in the center, is rich and vibrant with a myriad of color. There are dramatic rays of red, green, blue, and black which radiate from the center against a background of whimsical starbursts and blotches of purple and orange. It seems to magnify or “eulogize” the symbolism of the hand which has a contrasting gleam of yellow in the center. The entire print seems to engulf the viewer in a surrealistic environment that appears to be alive with movement and energy.
Created in 1974, this work is hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right. Numbered 7/50 in pencil in the lower left and printed by Morsang, Paris on Arches paper. Published by Maeght, 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 will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver, vol. III 1973 – 1975, Rizzoli International Publications: New York, 1992. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 658 on pg. 59.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a Spanish-style gold and black moulding with a delicate organic motif and a sleek black border. The muted gold hues complement the bright and bold colors within the work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
