Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, Framed, 1972 Start Price USD 11,500.00 Current Price USD 11,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Friday, July 18, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, Framed, 1972' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Lithograph 8 from Miró Lithograph IArtist: Miro, JoanMedium: Original Color LithographImage Size: 19 11/16 in x 12 5/8 in (50.01 cm x 32.08 cm)Sheet Size: 24 in 16 in (61 cm x 40.6 cm)Framed Size: 35 1/2 in x 28 3/4 in (90.17 cm x 73.03 cm)Signature: Hand-signed by Joan MirEdition: Lettered 'H.C.' (hors commerce or artist's proof) in pencil in the lower left margin, aside from the total edition of 150 signed and numbered proofs on Rives wove paperCondition: This work is in good condition  Description:Incredibly expressive, bold, colorful shapes and strokes fill the composition, using the abstract images and surrealist undertones that have become so recognizable in Joan Miró's works. The thick blues, greens, and reds serve to highlight the dominate black shape central to the work, which is further accented by splatters of color dotting the background. These organic forms appear to leap from the sheet, its strokes and crescents intersecting to create an almost familiar image, inspiring our own curiosity and actively involving our own imaginations and consciousness. As one of the pioneers of the Surrealist movement throughout the early-mid 20th century, this lithograph from Joan Miró Lithographe I, is one of the most whimsical and charming pieces of the series, surely not to be missed. Created in 1972, this original color lithograph is one out of a series of 14 Joan Miró created for an illustrated book entitled Joan Miró Lithographe I. With text by Michel Leiris, the lithographs were printed by Mourlot, Paris and lettered 'H.C.' in pencil in the lower left margin. Hand-signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right, this work is out of the total edition of 150 signed and numbered proofs printed on Rives wove paper. 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, Cramer: Geneva, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 160 on pg. 396-7. 2. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Miró - l'œuvre graphique, Paris, 1974. Listed in this catalogue raisonné as cat. no. 499 on pg. 131. 3. Queneau, Raymond. Joan Miró Lithographs, Vol. II, Léon Amiel Publisher Inc.: New York, 1975. Illustrated on pg. 37 and detailed on pg. 33. Completed series featured on pg. 33 - 39. About the Framing:Set in a Spanish-style, stepped gold and black frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. The black and gold coloration of the frame also serves to enhance the contrasting colors within the piece. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats with a matching gold inner fillet, this lithograph is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover. Style: 20th Century Modern Master, Surrealism Who is Masterworks Fine Art? 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