Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Original Color Lithograph,1973 Start Price USD 18,000.00 Current Price USD 18,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Original Color Lithograph,1973' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Artist: Miro, Joan (1893 - 1983)Title: Oda à Joan Miró (No. 5), 1973Medium: Original Color LithographImage Size: 34.7 in x 24 in (88 cm x 61 cm)Sheet Size: 34.7 in x 24 in (88 cm x 61 cm)Framed Size: 53 3/8 in x 42 3/4 in (135.6 cm x 108.6 cm)Signature: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower rightEdition: One of a few artist proofs noted 'H.C.' aside from the signed and numbered edition of 100 and printed on Guarro paperCondition: This work is in excellent condition; a wonderful impression with bold and fresh colors  Description:Perhaps the most vibrant in color out of the other works in this series, Oda à Joan Miró (No. 5) conveys a lively and energetic quality that enhances its exceptional character.  Its forms and shapes play within the spaces of the frame making it appear as though it may have a life of its own. Created in 1973, this work from the series of 9 titled Oda à Joan Miró is annotated H.C. (hors commerce, or artist’s proof) in pencil in the lower left and hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right.  H.C. (or hors commerce) prints were created for the author, artist, & collaborators and was printed on Guarro paper.  Published by Edicions Polígrafa, S.A. and printed by La Polígrafa, S.A. in Barcelona, Spain. Punctuated by stunning plays on shape and form, Miró has created an overall image that evokes a playful face in profile with an expressive eye and prominent nose and chin features. The other animated strokes surrounding the central composition serve to create an overall lively figural representation along with the bright red contrasting beautifully with the yellows and greens of the eye, and the blue crescent working together with the surrounding areas of magentas and oranges that fill the space.  Other works in this series also have other various depictions of facial expressions and facial features – this being the most colorful. 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: Lithographs vol. V 1972-1975, Paris,1992. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 907 on pg. 44 and detailed on pg. 39.       2) Cramer, Patrick with Rosa Maria Malet. Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Geneva, 1989. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 175 on pgs. 430-1. About the Framing:Framed with museum-quality archival materials, this work is mounted in a modern black and gold moulding.  The bold colors of this Spanish-style frame accentuate the natural highlights within the works.  Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats, and a matching gold inner fillet, Oda à Joan Miró is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. 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