Joan Miró

JOAN MIRÓ I FERRÀ (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma de Mallorca, 1983)
"Mà de proverbis", 1970
Lithograph, copy 12/75.
Signed and numbered in pencil.
Measurements: 56 × 76 cm, 70 × 90 cm (frame).

In this lithograph, Miró transfers to the graphic medium his characteristic poetic universe, where minimal elements acquire a strong expressive charge. The compositional simplicity, far from being reductive, intensifies the evocative capacity of the work, in line with his search for a direct and universal language. The image is constructed through a balance between line, symbol and color, generating an open space where forms float with apparent spontaneity.

Joan Miró was trained in Barcelona and made his debut in 1918 at the Dalmau Galleries. In 1920 he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with the avant-garde and developed his own language influenced by surrealism. His international recognition was soon consolidated: in 1928 the MoMA acquired his works and in 1941 dedicated a great retrospective to him.

Throughout his career he received important distinctions and his work was widely disseminated in Europe and the United States. He is currently represented in institutions such as the Joan Miró Foundation (Barcelona), the MoMA (New York), the Reina Sofía Museum (Madrid), the National Gallery of Art (Washington) and the Centre Pompidou (Paris), among others.