JOAN MIRO, lithograph
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This is a unsigned lithograph on paper.Joan Miró, (born April 20, 1893, Barcelona, Spain—died December 25, 1983, Palma, Majorca), Catalan painter who combined abstract art with Surrealist fantasy. His mature style evolved from the tension between his fanciful, poetic impulse and his vision of the harshness of modern life. He worked extensively in lithography and produced numerous murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces.Early life and artistic trainingMiró’s father was a watchmaker and goldsmith. Both his father’s background as an artisan and the austere Catalan landscape would be of great importance to Miró’s art. According to his parents’ wishes, Miró attended a commercial college. He then worked for two years as a clerk in an office until he had a mental and physical breakdown. His parents took him for convalescence to an estate they bought especially for this purpose—Montroig, near Tarragona, Spain—and in 1912 they allowed him to attend an art school in Barcelona. His teacher at this school, Francisco GalÃ, showed a great understanding of his 18-year-old pupil, advising him to touch the objects he was about to draw, a procedure that strengthened Miró’s feeling for the spatial quality of objects. Galà also introduced his pupil to examples of the latest schools of modern art from Paris as well as to the buildings of Antoni GaudÃ, Barcelona’s famous Art Nouveau architect.
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Good
Dimensions
20 x 16 x 1 in
Weight
2 lb
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