Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Etching & Aquatint, 1954 Start Price USD 17,500.00 Current Price USD 17,500.00 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, 1954' Description Joan Miró (1893-1983), Et l'oiseau s'enfuit vers les pyramides (And the Bird Flew Off to the Pyramids), Original Color Etching & Aquatint, Signed & Numbered After an Original Oil on Canvas by Joan Miró ARTIST: Joan Miró (1893-1983) TITLE: Et l'oiseau s'enfuit vers les pyramides (And the Bird Flew Off to the Pyramids), 1954 MEDIUM: Original Color Etching & Aquatint IMAGE SIZE: 22 7/8" x 5 7/8" (58.16cm x 14.94cm) SHEET SIZE: 29 ½" x 12 ¼" (75cm x 31cm) FRAMED SIZE: 46 ½" x 29 ¼" (118.11cm x 74.3cm) SIGNATURE: Hand signed and dated by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin: 'Miró | 1954.' Also signed in black in the plate in the lower right. EDITION: Numbered 158/300 in pencil in the lower left margin. Created after an original oil on canvas from 1952 of the same title. CONDITION: This work is in great condition, a bright impression with bright, bold coloration and a strong plate mark. DISCUSSION: This lovely and brightly colored piece serves as a breath of fresh air amidst Miró's œuvre of surrealist, abstract works. The 'pyramid' in the composition acts as its main anchor, detailed in a brilliant sky blue and adds to the effect of a three-dimensional, all-encompassing image. We can almost make out the shape of a dove, with a darker blue boddess and green wings, accented with areas of bright red scattered throughout. It is indeed a whimsical and very feminine work that stands apart from Miró's other prints that are based after original oils. Created in 1954, this original color etching and aquatint is based on an original oil on fragment of fibro-cement by Joan Miró in 1952. The print is numbered 158/300 in pencil in the lower left margin and hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin. Also signed by Miró in black in the plate in the lower right. Printed on BFK Rives watermarked 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. Dupin, Jacques and Lelong-Mainaud, Ariane. Joan Miró - Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings Volume III: 1942 - 1955, Daniel Lelong & Successió Miró: Paris, 2001. Original oil work is listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 910 on pg. 190. 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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