Description:Created in 1957, this original color lithograph was published by Maeght éditeur, Paris after an original oil on canvas by Joan Miró. Numbered 129/300 in pencil in the lower left margin (out of a total edition of 300), this work is hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right and printed on Arches script watermarked paper.
Evoking the cool and crisp air just after a storm, Miró is able to delve into our subconscious and utilize abstract figures, animals, and stars to create this fantastic piece. The background is shaded in a grayish brown with highlights of green and orange; it has been applied with a faint echo of translucence similar to a watercolor – reference the rainy clouds just after the storm. Our marine-inspired characters anchor the scene while all is held in with a beautifully patterned, spotted inner frame.
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. Maeght éditeur, Paris. (1957). Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1709.
About the Framing:
Set in a Venetian-style, gold and bronze frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. The simple green coloration of the inner 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.
