Description:Created in 1963, this original color lithograph is one of three original works by Joan Miró that is included in a book by Jacques Prévert titled 52 Affiches. Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 20/125 in pencil in the lower left margin. This specific work was printed separately on Arches wove paper out of the total of 125; published and printed by Mourlot, Paris.
This beautiful explosion of color exudes a subtle femininity and grace; presumably used to illustrate the poem by Jacques Prévert which is often featured in conjunction with this work:
1. La peinture
Ne se reproduit pas en captivité
Fernand Mourlot le sait,
Il la laisse libre.
Elle lui en sait gré.
[I. The painter
Does not reproduce in captivity
Fernand Mourlot knows this
He leaves her alone.
She is grateful towards him.]
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. Mourlot, F. (1975). Joan Miró Lithographs, Vol. II. Queneau, R. (Pref.). Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 384 on pg. 238. Details on pg. 236.
2. Cramer, P. (1989). Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Patrick Cramer, Publisher: Geneva. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 84 on pgs. 230-1.
About the Framing:
Framed with museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a sleek, black frame with a slightly curved profile. With ornately carved gold detailing along the inner frame, the leafy, sculptural elements accentuate the linear and painterly elements in this piece. Completed with white, linen wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
