Joan Miró

JOAN MIRÓ I FERRÀ (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma de Mallorca, 1983).
"Magie Blanche II". Series "Allegro Vivace", 1981.
Lithograph on Arches paper, copy 12/100.
Signed and numbered by hand.
Certified by the Joan Miró Foundation on the back. Work referenced in the catalog raisonné "Miró Lithographer" Vol 6, p. 162, nº 1240.
Measurements: 67 x 92 cm; 85 x 110 cm (frame).

The series Allegro Vivace (1981) is one of the most representative graphic sets of Joan Miró's final stage, in which the artist achieves an extraordinary synthesis between gesture, sign and color.

The composition is built from a structure of thick, organic black lines that delineate a hybrid and playful figure, characteristic of Miró's imaginary, where human, animal and cosmic forms seem to merge into the same symbolic language.

Joan Miró was trained in Barcelona and debuted in the Dalmau Galleries. In 1920 he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with the surrealist circle, a decisive context for the consolidation of his own language based on poetry and the irrational. His international recognition came soon: in 1928 the MoMA in New York acquired his works and in 1941 dedicated a great retrospective to him, confirming his relevance in modern art.

Throughout his career he received numerous awards and was named Doctor Honoris Causa by universities such as Harvard and Barcelona. His work is part of the collections of major museums around the world, including the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona, the MoMA, the Reina Sofia Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the National Gallery in Washington and the MNAM in Paris.