Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, 1957 Start Price USD 18,000.00 Current Price USD 18,000.00 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 Lithograph, 1957' Description Joan Miró (1893-1983), Mur de la lune (Moon Wall), Original Color Lithograph, Signed & Numbered After an Original Wall Mural ARTIST: Joan Miró (1893-1983) TITLE: Mur de la lune (Moon Wall), 1957 MEDIUM: Original Color Lithograph IMAGE SIZE: 9 ½" x 9" (74 1/2cm x 23cm) SHEET SIZE: 34 ½" x 22 ¾" (88cm x 54 1/2cm) FRAMED SIZE: 50 ½" x 33 ½" (128.27cm x 85.09cm) SIGNATURE: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. EDITION: Numbered 202/300 in pencil in the lower left margin. Created after an original ceramic wall mural for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, 1957. CONDITION: This work is in excellent condition with 2 horizontal marginal folds about 7" away from image. There are also various annotations with evidence of toning all on the reverse of the sheet, not affecting the piece. DISCUSSION: One can only imagine the monumentality and grandeur of the ceramic mural featured on the building of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Successfully translating its whimsical beauty and surrealist elegance, both Joan Miró and his friends at Galerie Maeght created an edition of 300 lithographs of the piece. Of creating large-scale murals, Miró writes: "Mural art is the very opposite of solitary creation… While one must preserve one's personality, one must also commit it deeply to the collective aspect of the work" (as cited in Dupin, p. 474). Mur de la lune features a controlled intensity and vibrance unlike any other mural by Miró. He creates an anchoring checkboard-like composition of red and black rectangular shapes along the bottom margin, alluding to a lightness and expanse of space above. His iconic starburst is included in the center as is, of course, the crescent moon. Created in 1957, this original color lithograph is based on an original ceramic wall mural by Joan Miró made especially for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, this work features the embossed Galerie Maeght blindstamp in the lower left. Printed on BFK Rives watermarked paper, the work is numbered 202/300 in pencil in the lower left margin 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. Dupin, Jacques. Joan Miró, Life and Work, Harry Abrams, Inc. Publishers: New York. Illustrated on pg. 471 and detailed on pgs. 473-7. ABOUT THE FRAMING: Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is float mounted on archival white linen in a monumental Spanish-style gold and black frame. The sculptural details of the moulding compliment the organic elements in this piece. The contrasting tones of the moulding accentuate and enhance the lights and darks of this 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? If you are concerned about dealing with someone sight unseen we can offer the following to help reassure you. 1. We are bonded sellers through BuySAFE. 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