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Joan Miró
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Untitled
- signed Miró (lower left)
- brush and ink on paper
- 31.5 by 24cm.,12 3/8 by 9 1/2 in.
Provenance
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Galerie Ile de France, Paris
Studio Marconi, Milan
Galleria Oliveri, Milan
Galleria Silvano Lodi Jr., Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Galerie Ile de France, Paris
Studio Marconi, Milan
Galleria Oliveri, Milan
Galleria Silvano Lodi Jr., Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Exhibited
Milan, Galleria Silvano Lodi, Arte Astratta in Europa tra le due guerre, 1995
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné. Drawings, 1938-1959, Paris, 2010, vol. II, no. 1254, illustrated p. 215
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the mount at all four corners. The upper edge is perforated and torn from a note book (not visible when framed). The sheet is time stained with a few tiny spots of foxing in places. This work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work was created during a time of frenzied creativity for Joan Miró, when the artist was living in Barcelona. Between 1949 and 1950, Miró was exploring two opposing angles of artistic practice: on the one hand utilising a very precise line whilst equally exploring a more spontaneous expression in other works. The present work represents the latter school of artistic investigation in its amorphous freedom of form, whilst also seeming to reference the elegantly sinuous lines of Chinese calligraphic painting.