Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, 1960 Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, June 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, 1960' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Astrology IIArtist: Miro, JoanMedium: Original Color Lithograph with PochoirImage Size: 14.5 in x 10.5 in (36.8 cm x 26.7 cm)Sheet Size: 15 3/4 in x 11 3/8 in (40 cm x 28.9 cm)Framed Size: 32 1/2 in x 28 1/4 in (82.55 cm x 71.76 cm)Signature: Hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower rightEdition: Numbered 13/100 in pencil in the lower left marginCondition: This work is in excellent condition with bright and fresh colors throughout  Description:Created in 1960 as part of a series of 12 color lithographs within the exhibition catalogue of Recent Works by Joan Miró for Galerie Maeght in 1953. Published by Maeght Editeur and printed on Arches vellum paper, this work is numbered 13/200 in pencil in the lower left margin and hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. This is a wonderful and brightly colored piece exhibiting Miró's early printing technique. Boldly executed, the balance of solid shapes and meandering details create a buzzing of activity within the piece. The bright mint-green color combined with the delicate inking of the black creates a fantastic rendition of the science of the cosmos. This is a very good impression of this scarce, early print; the large black crescent form in the upper left of the image first captures the viewer's attention and continues to lead the eye throughout the piece through curvilinear and dotted accents. Engulfed in a green background, the forms appear as though encapsulated in separate areas within the image. This wonderful piece is a visually engaging example of Miró's playful use of abstracted imagery. 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. 26 on pgs. 86-7. 2. Joan Miró Lithographs, Vol. II. Léon Amiel Publisher: NY, 1975. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 202 on pg. 51. About the Framing:Set in a robust, Italian style ornate gold and bronze frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. The contrasting gold coloration of the frame enhances the bold colors within this piece. 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