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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Vintage Framed and Signed Joan Miro Lithograph “La Danse Nupitale”
By Joan Miró
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Framed and Signed Joan Miro Lithograph “La Danse Nupitale” This lithograph depicts an abstract multicolor work by Joan Miro. Miro artfully introduces a rainbow of blotchy co...
Paint, Paper
Vintage Tapestry After Pablo Picasso's Seated Bather in Acrylic Display Case
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Handwoven Tapestry After Pablo Picasso's "Seated Bather" in Acrylic Display Case A striking vintage handwoven tapestry depicting Seated Bather, after Pablo Picasso's celebra...
Tapestry
Vintage Framed Roy Lichtenstein Lithograph Prints Stedelijk Museum - Set of 3
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Framed Roy Lichtenstein Lithograph Triptych "As I Opened Fire" Prints, Stedelijk Museum - Set of 3 This is a complete set of three off...
Satin, Wood, Paper
Vintage Framed L 'Opera Signed Silk Scarf By Erte
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Framed L 'Opera Signed Silk Scarf By Erte A Beautiful Piece of Wall Art to Start or Add to an Already Existing High End Luxurious Collection. L'Opera, depicting two ladies, ...
Silk
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Hanging Wall Art with Female Figure Signed by Mark Narens Featuring a stunning piece of vintage wall art, ...
Glass, Paint
Vintage "Golden Meadow" Multimedia Textured Abstract Wall Art
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage "Golden Meadow" Multimedia Textured Abstract Wall Art This framed piece depicts an abstract multi-colored scene. Gold line work overlays fractal color blocs. A black frame s...
Cane, Paint
Joan Miro (1893-1983) Spanish Modern Art Lithograph Circa 1970 "Ma De Proverbis"
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miro, Joan (Spanish, 1893-1983), Ma de proverbis, 1970, (Ref. Mourlot #673) (Hand Made Proverbs), Color lithograph on Arches paper, Published by Editiones Poligrapha in an edition of...
Chrome
Untitled from Derriere le Miroir, Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: untitled from Derriere le Miroir Year: 1961 Medium: Lithograph Size: 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.88 cm) Frame: 18 x 25 inches Printed and ...
Lithograph
Cartones, Modern Art Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: untitled from Cartones Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph on White Wove Paper Edition Size: 1200 Size: 12.5 in. x 17 in. (31.75 cm x 43.1...
Lithograph
Joan Miro Lithograph 'Litografia Original II', Framed, 1975, Excellent
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed in a white wood frame with a cream mat, this first printing lithograph is published in Joan Miró Lithographs Volume II by Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 1975. An authentic lithograph...
Lithograph
Joan Miro Lithograph, Abstract, 1971, Framed, Le Bélier Fleuri
By Joan Miró
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro Medium: Original lithograph Title: Le Bélier Fleuri Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir Miro: Peintures sur Papier Year: 1971 Frame...
Lithograph
Vintage Joan Miro Lithograph from 1968 Mid Century Modern Fine Art
By Joan Miró
Located in Rochester, NY
Joan Miro color plate lithograph from 1968, approximately 20 x 24" Professionally framed, includes certificate on frame back.
Paper
