MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 1
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 2
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 3
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 4
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 5
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 6
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 7
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 8
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952). - photo 9

MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952).

Lot 175
22.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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Starting price
€ 50 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1079638
Lot 175 | MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952).
Estimate value
€ 50 000 – 70 000
MIRÓ, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952).

A toute épreuve. Genève : Gérald Cramer, 1958.

Le chef-d'œuvre illustré de Miró.

En 1947, lorsque l'éditeur genevois Gérald Cramer propose à Paul Éluard d'éditer Á toute épreuve sous la forme d'un livre d'artiste, ce dernier suggère immédiatement le nom de Joan Miró. Cette publication titanesque, un des plus beaux exemples de livres d’artiste, a été le fruit d'une dizaine d'années de travail avec l'aide d'Enric Tormo, nécessitant la gravure de pas moins de 233 blocs de bois. S'exprimant à propos de ce travail d'illustration, Miró écrivit: "I have made some trials which have allowed me to see what it was to make a book and not merely to illustrate it. Illustration is always a secondary matter. The important thing is that a book must have all the dignity of a sculpture carved in marble".



Exemplaire offert par l’artiste à Antonio de Cominges et enluminé d’un magnifique et grand dessin signé aux pastels de couleurs, sur un double feuillet, portant un envoi autographe de l’artiste : « para mis buenos amigos Antonio de Cominges y Señora. Afectuosamente. Miró, 9⁄11/58 ».

Cramer, Miró, n°49 ; The Artist and the Book, n°209 ; Soby, Joan Miró, n° 29 & pp. 135-139.



Grand in-4 (323 x 247 mm). Première édition illustrée. 80 gravures sur bois originales de Miró, dont une pour la couverture, en noir et en couleurs, certaines ornées de collages. Tirage à 130 exemplaires sur vélin pur chiffon, tous signés au justificatif par Miró, celui-ci n° 69. Exemplaire bien complet de l'avis au relieur. Reliure signée Brugalla et datée 1977 : maroquin noir, décor mosaïqué de pièces de maroquin jaune, rouge, vert et bleu et filets dorés s’inspirant de l’illustration de Miró sur les plats, dos à en relief, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge et lettres dorées, gardes de daim beige dans un encadrement de maroquin rouge et filet doré, chemise et étui. Entièrement monté sur onglets. (Quelques piqûres au verso du feuillet portant le dessin, reports habituels).

Provenance : Antonio de Cominges (dessin avec envoi et ex-libris)



A masterpiece of illustrations by Joan Miró. Superb copy with a large signed drawing by the artist and bound by Spanish binder Brugalla, with a Miró-inspired design.

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