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JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)

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01.03.2022 13:00UTC +01:00
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ID 717792
Lot 113 | JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)

Personnage, oiseau, étoile dans un paysage

signed 'Miró' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed '14.4.78 MIRÓ. 15 IV. 78. Personnage, oiseau étoile dans un paysage' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

45 1⁄8 x 34 5⁄8 in. (114.7 x 88 cm.)

Painted on 14-15 April 1978







Provenance

Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona.

Galerie Urban, Paris.

Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 2 December 1996, lot 57.

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.





Literature

P. Gimferrer, Miró: colpir sense nafrar, Barcelona, 1978, no. 202, p. 216 (illustrated).

R.M. Malet, Obra de Joan Miró: Dibuixos, pintura, escultura, ceràmica, tèxtils, Barcelona, 1988, no. 1316, p. 358 (illustrated).

J. Dupin & A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Paintings, vol. VI, 1976-1981, Paris, 2004, no. 1894, p. 133 (illustrated).





Exhibited

Ferrara, Palazzo Dei Diamanti, Joan Miró, March - June 1985, no. 37, p. 88 (illustrated p. 163; with incorrect dimensions).

Venice, Palazzo delle Prigioni Vecchie, Joan Miró, July - September 1985.





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Artist:Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Applied technique:Oil, Painted
Medium:Canvas, Textile
Art style:Modern art, Surrealism
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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