Joan Miró

JOAN MIRÓ I FERRÀ (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma de Mallorca, 1983).
"Greeting of 1971 of the Fequet-Baudier Printing House", 1970.
Woodcut engraving on boxwood on Rives paper.
Signature engraved on the wood.
Edition of 325 copies according to the catalog raisonné. According to Christie's auction house only 50 copies were stamped.
Printer Fequet-Baudier, Paris.
Reference: Catalogued in "Miró engraver -Jaques Dupin", Vol. II, p. 191, fig. 550.
Measurements: 18 x 23.5 cm; 50 x 55 cm (frame).

Joan Miró was trained in Barcelona and made his debut in the Dalmau Galleries. In 1920 he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with Picasso and the Dadaist and Surrealist circle, a decisive context for the consolidation of his own language based on poetry, fantasy 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 distinctions and was named Doctor Honoris Causa by universities such as Harvard and Barcelona. Considered a key figure of surrealism and 20th century art, his work is part of the collections of major museums around the world, including the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona, the MoMA, the Reina Sofía Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the National Gallery in Washington and the MNAM in Paris.