ID 990472
Lot 341 | JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
Femme et enfant dans la nuit
signed 'Miró' (lower right)
oil on corrugated cardboard
15 1/2 x 29 7/8 in. (39.5 x 76 cm.)
Painted in May 1977
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Barcelona & Paris.
Probably acquired from the above, circa 1981, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
D. Porzio, Joan Miró, oil, gouaches, acqueforti 1936-1978, Milan, 1981 (illustrated pl. 23; dated '1978').
J. Dupin & A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Paintings, vol. VI, 1976-1981, Paris, 2004, no. 1825, p. 93 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Special Notice
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| Artist: | Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Cardboard, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Cardboard, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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