Joan Miró

JOAN MIRÓ I FERRÀ (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma de Mallorca, 1983).
"Tribute to Joan Prats".1971.
Lithograph, copy 47/75.
Signed and numbered by hand.
Certified by the Joan Miró Foundation on the back.
Referenced in Mourlot 709.
Measurements: 65 x 84.7 cm; 93 x 113 cm (frame).

This lithograph belongs to a period of great creative vitality in Joan Miró's graphic production and is a tribute to Joan Prats, a close friend of the artist, cultural promoter and fundamental figure in the diffusion of avant-garde art in Catalonia.

The composition is articulated around a large central black shape of organic character that expands like an almost cosmic figure, from which emerge lines, antennae and signs reminiscent of imaginary creatures or constellations, characteristic elements of Miró's visual universe.

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 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. 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.