1967
With his wide-ranging oeuvre, comprising strikingly original paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, metal engravings and murals, Catalan modernist Joan Miró was a critical force in moving 20th-century art toward complete abstraction. Although often considered an early Surrealist because of his nonobjective imagery and evocation of the subconscious, he defies neat categorization.
Miró’s identity is largely rooted in the city of his birth: Barcelona. To this day, a number of his public artworks can be found there, including the 72-foot-tall statue Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird), 1983. Female and avian forms, along with bright colors and the theme of Catalan pride, are recurring elements in his work.
The radical visual world Miró created with his expressive lines, signature symbols and biomorphic shapes influenced such American Abstract Expressionists as Jackson Pollock and Color Field painters like Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman.
Mirò continued to work and experiment until his death at the age of 90 in 1983. Five years before that, he was quoted saying, “I painted these paintings in a frenzy, with real violence so that people will know that I am alive, that I’m breathing, that I still have a few more places to go. I’m heading in new directions.”
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L'Ogre Enjoue, 1969
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and blue intersect against bold black curves in Joan Miró The Playful Ogre (L’Ogre Enjoue), 1969. This lively and commanding artwork is appropriate...
Etching, Aquatint
Album 21, Plate 16, 1978
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Album 21, Plate 16, 1978 is a playful yet thought-provoking work that exhibits Miró’s iconic handling of line and shapes. Cutting across t...
Lithograph
Mandarin du Nord (Mandarin North), 1976
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Mandarin du Nord (Mandarin North), 1976; Combining elements of the graphic and the organic, Miró creates a lively print instilled with an unexpected sense of contradiction....
Lithograph
Montroig I, 1974
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró’s Montroig I, 1974, is a vibrant and poetic expression of the artist’s late-career mastery, where spontaneity and control exist in perfect harmony. Drawing inspiration from...
Lithograph
Plate 11 from 'Album 19'
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Rhythmic serenity emanates from this delightful work. Miro creates a quirky yet sophisticated pattern of decorative and playful spots, irregular yet repetitive like a Dalmatian's coa...
Lithograph
La Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró La Reine des éphémères (The Queen of Éphémeres), 1975, is a large sized etching and aquatint which is both immersive and abstract. Bold colors, animated imagery, and vivid ...
Etching, Aquatint
Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1971
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or, Plate X is a beautiful color lithograph on Japanese paper, realized in 1971 by the Spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miró (Montroing, 1893 - Mallorca, 1983)...
Lithograph
Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or - Lithograph by Joan Miró - 1971
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
"Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or" is an original lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1971, and part of the famous homonym series. Hand signed and numbered, it is an H.C. (out of commerce)...
Lithograph
Miró Lithographe I - Plate X - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1972
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
"Miró Lithographe I - Plate X" is a vintage lithograph realized by Joan Miró in 1972. Perfect conditions. It comes from the set of 11 lithographs realized for the catalogue "Miró...
Lithograph
Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1971
By Joan Miró
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 33.5 x 47.5 cm. Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or is a beautiful color lithograph on tissue paper, realized in 1971 by the Spanish Surrealist artist, Joan Mirò (Montroing ...
Lithograph
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks)
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks) Color lithograph, 1967 Published in "Revue XXe Siecle, Volume 28 Published by San Lazzaro Printed by A. Ma...
Lithograph
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks)
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks) Color lithograph, 1967 Published in "Revue XXe Siecle, Volume 28 Published by San Lazzaro Printed by A. Ma...
Lithograph
