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Joan Miró — Femme, oiseaux
Joan Miró

Femme, oiseaux

A vibrant and dreamlike composition, this work by Joan Miró features his signature cast of biomorphic figures and fantastical creatures rendered in bold, flat colors against an atmospheric background. Fluid lines and playful symbolic forms bring to life the recurring feminine and avian motifs that defined much of Miró's visual vocabulary. The interplay of oil and gouache on board lends the surface a rich, layered quality that animates the work's whimsical yet deeply poetic universe.

Medium
oil, gouache on board

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 8, 2015

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Joan Miró, Femme, oiseaux

A vibrant and dreamlike composition, this work by Joan Miró features his signature cast of biomorphic figures and fantastical creatures rendered in bold, flat colors against an atmospheric background. Fluid lines and playful symbolic forms bring to life the recurring feminine and avian motifs that defined much of Miró's visual vocabulary. The interplay of oil and gouache on board lends the surface a rich, layered quality that animates the work's whimsical yet deeply poetic universe.

Medium
oil, gouache on board
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Women And Birds, Figurative Abstraction, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Female Figure, Oil And Gouache, Board Support, Modernist Master, Spanish Artist, Birds, Modern Master, Vivid Colors, Vibrant Colors, Playful Mood

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Collected by

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