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Joan Miró — El pi de formentor (The Pine of Formentor): plate 5
Joan Miró

El pi de formentor (The Pine of Formentor): plate 5

A vibrant and dreamlike composition, this etching with aquatint showcases Miró's signature visual language of bold, biomorphic forms and vivid colour against an atmospheric ground. Fluid lines and abstract shapes dance across the surface, evoking the spirit of Formentor's iconic pine tree through poetic imagination rather than literal representation. The printmaking medium allows Miró to layer rich tonal passages and gestural marks, resulting in a work that pulses with energy and surrealist wonder.

Medium
Etching with aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

June 11, 2015

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Joan Miró, El pi de formentor (The Pine of Formentor): plate 5

A vibrant and dreamlike composition, this etching with aquatint showcases Miró's signature visual language of bold, biomorphic forms and vivid colour against an atmospheric ground. Fluid lines and abstract shapes dance across the surface, evoking the spirit of Formentor's iconic pine tree through poetic imagination rather than literal representation. The printmaking medium allows Miró to layer rich tonal passages and gestural marks, resulting in a work that pulses with energy and surrealist wonder.

Medium
Etching with aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Nature Motifs, Nature Imagery, Male Artist, Modernist, Etching, Printmaking, Whimsical, Spanish Artist, Modern Master, Colorful, Colorful Composition, Vibrant Colors, Aquatint

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Collected by

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