Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Etching & Aquatint Start Price USD 19,500.00 Current Price USD 19,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 19, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Etching & Aquatint' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Le Plus Beau Cadeau (The Finest Gift)Artist: Miro, JoanMedium: Original Color Etching & AquatintImage Size: 24 3/4 in x 18 1/2 in (62.86 cm x 46.99 cm)Sheet Size: 24 3/4 in x 18 1/2 in (62.86 cm x 46.99 cm)Framed Size: 41 1/2 in x 34 1/4 in (105.41 cm x 87 cm)Signature: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right marginEdition: Numbered 56/80 in pencil in the lower left margin. One of a series of seven different engravings created for a book of poetry selected by André Pieyre de MandiarguesCondition: This work is in excellent condition; a wonderful, bold impression.  Description:Wonderfully lively and whimsical in nature, this work exemplifies Miró's ability to create a playful, surrealist composition full of movement and imagination. The bright colors are arranged nicely in a minimally drawn space, with the central composition of a red shape echoes that of a butterfly. A bright spot of pink and Miró's iconic starburst can be seen along with a curious figure with a top hat in blue and green. Created as part of a 14-page illustrated book of poetry by a group of young blind people selected by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Le plus beau cadeau is a stunning etching and aquatint hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in the lower right margin. Out of the total edition of 80, this piece is numbered 56/80 in pencil in the lower left margin and printed on Arches paper by Robert and Lydie Dutrou, Parly (France) . The corresponding poem of this piece, titled Le petit escargot (The Little Snail) , accompanies the work attached on the verso of the frame. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :1. Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Patrick Cramer Publisher: Geneva, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 225 on pgs. 552-3.2. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver Vol. IV 1976 - 1983, Daniel Lelong Editeur: Paris, 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1209 on pg. 172. About the Framing:Framed with museum-quality archival materials, this work is mounted in a modern black and gold moulding. The bold colors of this Spanish-style frame accentuates the natural hi-lights within the works with its undulating sculptural elements. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats, and a matching gold inner fillet, Le Plus Beau Cadeau is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.Style: 20th Century Modern Master, Surrealism Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. We have been awarded the eBay Power Sellers Award, and we have over positive comments on our eBay rating feedback sheet. 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