Miro, Miró, Joan Signed Color Etching and Aquatint 1976 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 Color Etching and Aquatint 1976' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Artist: Miro, Joan (1893 - 1983)Title: El Pi de Formentor (The Pine of Formentor), 1976Medium: Original Color Etching and AquatintImage Size: 35 3/8 in x 29 1/2 in (89.9 cm x 74.9 cm)Sheet Size: 42 in x 35 5/8 in (106.7 cm x 90.5 cm)Signature: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right marginEdition: Numbered 17/50 in pencil in the lower left margin. An original etching & aquatint from a series of 6 to illustrate the text (of the same name) by Miquel Costa i Llobera. Featuring the embossed publisher's blindstamp in the lower leftCondition: This work is in very good condition, colors are bright and fresh  Description:This exquisite and whimsical work is in such a grand scale that it envelopes its audience into the surreal and abstract world of Joan Miró’s imagination.  Set against a black background, the expressive strokes and color bursts appear to leap from the print.  We slowly begin to make out a face which sheepishly grins back at us with its bright red smile.  The sky blue, violets, yellows, and green all serve to complement the momentum of the white lines throughout the composition. Created in 1976, this original color etching and aquatint is part of a series of six works for the text El Pi de Formentor by Miquel Costa i Llobera.  Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) in pencil in the lower right margin, the work is numbered 17/50 in the lower left margin. Printed by J.J. Toralba, Barcelona on Guarro paper featuring deckle edge along bottom margin.  Published by Sala Gaspar, Barcelona with embossed blindstamp in the lower left.   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, J. and Lelong-Mainaud, A. (2001). Miró Engraver, vol. IV 1976 – 1983. Galerie Lelong: Paris. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 942 on pg. 32. Detailed on pg. 30.    2. Cramer, P. (1989). Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Patrick Cramer Publisher: Geneva. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 217 on pgs. 536-7. About the Framing:Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a sleek, modern gold frame.  The concave detailing of the moulding accentuates the large organic shapes in this work.  Contrasting gold and bronze hues complement the bold colors of this piece. The framing is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet.  This work 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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