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Joan Miró — Fusée (Rocket): one plate
Joan Miró

Fusée (Rocket): one plate

A vibrant aquatint in colors, this work by Joan Miró showcases his signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms, bold lines, and playful symbols floating against the pale green wove paper. The composition bursts with energetic, otherworldly imagery evoking the dynamic thrust of a rocket through a dreamlike universe. Miró's masterful use of color and gestural mark-making transforms the aquatint medium into a lively interplay of imagination and abstraction.

Medium
Aquatint in colors, on pale green wove paper, with full margins.

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April 24, 2018

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Joan Miró, Fusée (Rocket): one plate

A vibrant aquatint in colors, this work by Joan Miró showcases his signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms, bold lines, and playful symbols floating against the pale green wove paper. The composition bursts with energetic, otherworldly imagery evoking the dynamic thrust of a rocket through a dreamlike universe. Miró's masterful use of color and gestural mark-making transforms the aquatint medium into a lively interplay of imagination and abstraction.

Medium
Aquatint in colors, on pale green wove paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Geometric Forms, Male Artist, Color Printmaking, Modernist, Printmaking, Colorful Palette, Cosmic Imagery, Spanish Artist, Modern Master, Vibrant Colors, Playful Mood, Aquatint

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Collected by

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