Joan Miró

JOAN MIRÓ I FERRÀ (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma de Mallorca, 1983).
"El llibre dels Sentits".1961.
Engraving, copy 21/50.
Signed and numbered by hand.
Edited by Sala Gaspar of Barcelona.
Measurements: 71 x 54 cm (print); 92 x 73 cm (paper); 108 x 87 cm (frame).

The print on tender belongs to a significant period of Joan Miró's graphic production, in which the artist deepens in the relationship between sign, color and gesture. In this work, Miró demonstrates his ability to combine a rigorous compositional structure with an apparently free gesture, transforming simple forms and primary colors into a visual language of great poetic intensity.

The center of the image is occupied by a gray rectangular plane that acts as a space of visual condensation, on which the artist traces signs and lines that evoke automatic writing or spontaneous drawing. This resource refers to Miró's interest in surrealist automatism.

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.