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Joan Miro — (after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V
Joan Miro — (after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V
Joan Miro — (after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V
Joan Miro — (after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V
Joan Miro

(after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V

This lithograph reproduces one of Joan Miró's most playfully surreal compositions, part of a series exploring the artist's distinctive visual vocabulary of biomorphic forms and poetic abstraction. The work presents a fragmented female figure rendered through Miró's characteristic vocabulary of curved lines, organic shapes, and gestural marks, where the body dissolves into a constellation of forms that suggest movement and sensuality rather than literal representation. The title itself, with its whimsical specificity about an armpit and starlight, exemplifies Miró's approach to naming works, inviting viewers to navigate the space between linguistic absurdity and visual poetry. The composition demonstrates the artist's masterful command of lithography, a medium through which he could achieve both delicate linear passages and bold gestural marks. Working in the postwar period when Miró had refined his mature style, this print captures the essence of his investigation into how line, form, and color might evoke psychological states and bodily sensations beyond conventional representation. The work appeals to collectors seeking examples of twentieth-century modernism that balance formal sophistication with a distinctly humorous approach to the figure, embodying Miró's belief that art should engage the viewer's imagination rather than merely depict reality.

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Joan Miro, (after) Femme a la blonde aisselle coiffant sa chevelure a la lueur des etoiles (Woman with Blond Armpit Combing her Hair by the Light of the Stars), Plate V

This lithograph reproduces one of Joan Miró's most playfully surreal compositions, part of a series exploring the artist's distinctive visual vocabulary of biomorphic forms and poetic abstraction. The work presents a fragmented female figure rendered through Miró's characteristic vocabulary of curved lines, organic shapes, and gestural marks, where the body dissolves into a constellation of forms that suggest movement and sensuality rather than literal representation. The title itself, with its whimsical specificity about an armpit and starlight, exemplifies Miró's approach to naming works, inviting viewers to navigate the space between linguistic absurdity and visual poetry. The composition demonstrates the artist's masterful command of lithography, a medium through which he could achieve both delicate linear passages and bold gestural marks. Working in the postwar period when Miró had refined his mature style, this print captures the essence of his investigation into how line, form, and color might evoke psychological states and bodily sensations beyond conventional representation. The work appeals to collectors seeking examples of twentieth-century modernism that balance formal sophistication with a distinctly humorous approach to the figure, embodying Miró's belief that art should engage the viewer's imagination rather than merely depict reality.

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Georgetown Frame Shoppe, Washington, D.C., United States

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