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Joan Miró — Le Bousier (The Dung Beetle)
Joan Miró

Le Bousier (The Dung Beetle)

1978

This late-career print exemplifies Miró's mastery of multiple printmaking techniques, combining delicate color washes with precise etching and rich aquatint tones to create his characteristic biomorphic forms. The playful yet mysterious subject matter reflects the artist's lifelong fascination with natural creatures transformed through his unique surrealist vocabulary.

Medium
Color wash, etching, and aquatint
Dimensions
Edition
Edition of 30 of 30
Signed
Yes

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Joan Miró, Le Bousier (The Dung Beetle), 1978

This late-career print exemplifies Miró's mastery of multiple printmaking techniques, combining delicate color washes with precise etching and rich aquatint tones to create his characteristic biomorphic forms. The playful yet mysterious subject matter reflects the artist's lifelong fascination with natural creatures transformed through his unique surrealist vocabulary.

Medium
Color wash, etching, and aquatint
Dimensions
50.4825 x 66.3575 cm
Year
1978
Edition
of 30
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Hamilton Selway, Los Angeles, CA

Related themes

Surrealism, Color wash, Etching, Printmaking, Modern Art, Abstract, Aquatint, Biomorphic

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Alex Capecelatro, Carolyn Lynx