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Joan Miró — Crapaud lyre (Lyre Toad) (D. 389)
Joan Miró

Crapaud lyre (Lyre Toad) (D. 389)

Joan Miró's 'Crapaud lyre' (Lyre Toad) combines drypoint and aquatint techniques to create a fantastical creature that exemplifies the artist's Surrealist vocabulary. The work features Miró's characteristic organic forms and vibrant colors on BFK Rives paper.

Medium
Drypoint and aquatint in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with margins (the left edge unevenly trimmed).
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

Evening & Day Editions

September 14, 2022

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Spotted works by Joan Miró

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Hamilton Selway Gallery

2 spotted

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Art Institute of Chicago

2 spotted

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Alex Capecelatro

1 spotted

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Carolyn Lynx

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About this work

Joan Miró, Crapaud lyre (Lyre Toad) (D. 389)

Joan Miró's 'Crapaud lyre' (Lyre Toad) combines drypoint and aquatint techniques to create a fantastical creature that exemplifies the artist's Surrealist vocabulary. The work features Miró's characteristic organic forms and vibrant colors on BFK Rives paper.

Medium
Drypoint and aquatint in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with margins (the left edge unevenly trimmed).
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Drypoint And Aquatint, Whimsical, Multicolor, Modern, Abstract, Spanish

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Collected by

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