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Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)
LOT ID: 72620
La Captive, 1969

Etching / Engraving, Aquatint, Carborundum
37 х 28.25 in. cm.
Signed, 'Miro' in pencil, lower right.
Edition H.C. aside from ed. 75
Foundry/Publisher Maeght, pub.
Lot description
One of the twentieth century's most prolific and recognized Modern artists, Joan Miró (1893-1983) created pictorial spaces that combined imaginative and cosmic elements. Miró employed a characteristic style described as flowing and calligraphic. In his compositions, he created worlds of abstract, amorphous forms that resemble shorthand signs and symbols. Along with André Masson, Miró was one of the first artists to engage in automatism within the realm of painting. It was this technique that pushed Surrealism into its own as an independent art movement. Miró's artwork has been displayed in museums and galleries worldwide, gaining international fame and earning great success at auction. Some of the artist's most recent and notably exhibitions include solo shows at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (2012); Tate Modern, London, England (2011); and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (2010).

Selected Public Collections:
The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
The National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Tate Modern (London)
La Captive by Joan Miró
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    Ed. HC aside from ed.75
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    Thursday, October 27, 2011
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    color etching, aquatint and carborundum
    (H 37.0, W 28.5) in.
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    Ed. HC
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    Friday, December 17, 2010
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    Lot 00250
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    Le captive
    etching, aquatint and carborundum
    (H 37.2, W 28.5) in.
    (94.5 x 72.5) cm.
    Ed. HC
    Sold for: US$9,611
    Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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    La Captive
    color aquatint, etching and carborundum
    (H 28.9, W 22.4) in.
    (73.5 x 57) cm.
    Ed. 7/50
    Sold for: US$18,000
    Thursday, March 06, 2008
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