Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Etching & Aquatint 1971 Start Price USD 50,500.00 Current Price USD 50,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, May 22, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Etching & Aquatint 1971' Description ARTIST: Joan Miró (1893-1983) TITLE: Barbare dans la neige (Barbarian in the Snow), 1976 MEDIUM: Original Color Etching & Aquatint IMAGE SIZE: 42 1/8" x 29 3/8" (107.01cm x 74.63cm) FRAMED SIZE: approx. 47" x 35" (119.38cm x 88.9cm) SIGNATURE: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. EDITION: Numbered 48/50 in pencil in the lower left margin; out of the total edition of 50 on Arches paper (aside from the roman numeral edition of 13). CONDITION: A great print with rich, saturated color. Great condition. DISCUSSION: This whimsical and fanciful barbare appears to be quite harmless against the white background of now and circled by colorful blue stars, a green crescent moon, and a bright red accenting mark in the upper margin. Miró has awarded this work a slightly humorous sentiment, giving our subject a cartoon-like aura and a playful disposition. Using his classic, surrealist imagery of starbusts, bold, black strokes of form, and use of blocking with primary colors, this work captures our imagination and leaves a lasting impression on all who are allowed into Miró's world subconscious, creative characters. Created in 1976, this work is hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right and numbered 48/50 in pencil in the lower left (aside from the roman numeral edition of 13). Published by Maeght, Paris and printed by Morsang, Paris on Arches paper. DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work): 1. Dupin, Jacques. Miró Engraver, vol. IV. 1976 - 1983, Galerie Lelong: Paris, 2001. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 928 on pg. 22. ABOUT THE FRAMING: Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a Spanish-style gold and black moulding with a delicate organic motif and a sleek black border. The muted gold hues complement the bright and bold colors within the work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. ABOUT US IV. PAYMENT V. SHIPPING AND HANDLING WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? You can also e-mail us at alex@masterworksfineart.com or you can visit our ABOUT US PAGE QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? 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