Lot 12. Joan Miró

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Sold: € 239 400

Auction date: 17.02.2021 15:00 UTC +01:00

ID 490960

Lot 12 | Joan Miró

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signed, numbered 2/2 and stamped with the foundry mark

bronze

Cast in bronze in 1968 by the foundry Fundició Parellada, Barcelona in an edition of 3 examples (numbered from 0 to 2) plus a nominative cast.

55 x 49,5 x 3 cm; 21⅝ x 19½ x 1⅛ in.

Condition:	Dark green patina. Affixed to a wooden base that is slightly loose. There are glue remnants to the lower part of the figure's head. There are vertical drips of light discolouration to the head. Surface is dirty. There is a stain on the reverse above the signature. There are a few accretions in places and surface dust. This work is in overall good condition and could benefit from a light clean and tightening of the base.
Literature:	Roland Penrose, Miró, London, 1970, p. 149, no. 113, another version illustrated James Johnson Sweeney, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1970, p. 179, another version illustrated Jacques Dupin, Miró escultor, Barcelona, 1972, p. 187, another version Alexandre Cirici Pellicer, Miró mirall, Barcelona 1977, p. 60, no. 46, another version illustrated Alain Jouffroy and Joan Teixidor, Miró Sculptures, Paris, 1980, p. 60, no. 99, another version illustrated Fundació Joan Miró, Obra de Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988, p. 412, no. 1508, another version Emilio Fernández Miró and Pilar Ortega Chapel, Miró, Sculptures, Catalogue raisonné 1928-1982, Paris, 2006, p. 133, no. 121, another version illustrated
Exhibitions:	Avignon, Collection Lambert, Collection d’artistes, 1st July – 30 October 2001 ; Exh. Cat., p. 53, illustrated in colour
Provenance:	Galerie Maeght, New York Christo and Jeanne-Claude Collection (acquired from the above in 1980)
Category:	Sculptures

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Lot number	12
Auction house	Sotheby´s
Auction date	17.02.2021

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