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Joan Miró — Chez le roi de Pologne: Ubu Roi, planche III
Joan Miró

Chez le roi de Pologne: Ubu Roi, planche III

1954

A mixed-media work illustrating a scene from Alfred Jarry's absurdist play Ubu Roi, combining gouache and watercolor over lithography. Miró's whimsical composition transforms literary narrative into vibrant visual language.

Medium
gouache and watercolor over lithograph on paper
Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

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May 17, 2023

Estimate: $75,000 to $95,000

Lot 564

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Joan Miró, Chez le roi de Pologne: Ubu Roi, planche III, 1954

A mixed-media work illustrating a scene from Alfred Jarry's absurdist play Ubu Roi, combining gouache and watercolor over lithography. Miró's whimsical composition transforms literary narrative into vibrant visual language.

Medium
gouache and watercolor over lithograph on paper
Year
1954
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Absurdism, Watercolor, Theater, 1954, Mixed Media, Literary, Whimsical, Ubu Roi, Illustration, 1950s, Lithograph, Spanish art, Spanish, Gouache

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Collected by

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