Joan Miró is a Catalan artist born on April 20, 1893 in Barcelona. He is famous for his painting combining abstract art and a surrealist fantasy. His style is influenced by his emotions, which range from fanciful and poetic impulses to a hard vision of modern life. Lithographs, illustrated books and engravings, several of which were presented at the Editions auction on Wednesday 26th June 2019, are among the artist's favourite media.
In 1907 he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and moved to Paris in 1920 where he discovered Cubism and Fauvism. He then frequented important artists of this period such as Pablo Picasso as well as figures of Dadaism and Surrealism.
At first glance, Joan Miró's work could be considered to be abstract, composed of simple lines and drawings. His works in bright colours are actually carried by a dynamic characterized by the repetition of shapes as evidenced by the lithograph "Oiseau Migrateur" in colours on filigree vellum presented at this sale.
Lot 6 - Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Oiseau Migrateur, planche VI - 1970
Colour lithograph on watermarked vellum
"LB" for "Louis Broder", signed and justified
"E.A."
Edition of 75 copies
66×50.9cm
Bibliography: Maeght 655, p 59
Résultat : 2340 €
The artist then moves away from academic styles to a more libertarian art with a unique language and emblematic figures. From the 1960s, the artist began a new research focused on space characterized by works often monochrome such as the etching in black on Arches "Les Saltimbanques, Planche I" from 1975.
Lot 7 - Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Les Saltimbanques, Planche I - 1975
Etching in black on Arches,
signed and numbered 7/30
49×30.8cm (at sight) - Framed
Maeght gallery label on the back
Bibliography: Dupin 717
Provenance: Maeght Gallery
Among the works by Joan Miró presented at this sale, let us also mention the very fine book "Les pénalités de l'Enfer ou Les Nouvelles-Hébrides" produced in collaboration with Robert Desnos and published in 1974. Only 220 copies of this book are published, illustrated with 25 lithographs by the artist, accompanied by Robert Desnos' text and Michel Otthoffer's exceptional typography.
Lot 9 - Joan Miró & Robert Desnos
Les pénalités de l'Enfer ou Les Nouvelles-Hébrides
Paris, Maeght, 1974
Edition à 220 exemplaires sur Vélin d'Arches
dont 20 exemplaires Hors Commerce, celui-ci
n°120, signé par l'artiste au colophon.
Bibliographie : Cramer, Catalogue raisonné des
livres illustrés, 188
Provenance : Galerie Maeght
Résultat : 9100 €
