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Joan Miró — La Japonaise (Japanese Woman) (M. 829)
Joan Miró

La Japonaise (Japanese Woman) (M. 829)

Joan Miró's "La Japonaise" is a vibrant color lithograph created on the premium Rives BFK paper, a choice that reflects the artist's commitment to fine printmaking materials. The work exemplifies Miró's characteristic biomorphic abstraction, featuring organic forms and vivid hues that suggest rather than literally depict its subject. This print demonstrates Miró's playful engagement with modernist abstraction while maintaining a subtle reference to Japanese aesthetics in its title and compositional balance.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper watermarked

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MODERNISM 1880-1960: Editions & Works on Paper

April 16, 2025

Lot 79

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Joan Miró, La Japonaise (Japanese Woman) (M. 829)

Joan Miró's "La Japonaise" is a vibrant color lithograph created on the premium Rives BFK paper, a choice that reflects the artist's commitment to fine printmaking materials. The work exemplifies Miró's characteristic biomorphic abstraction, featuring organic forms and vivid hues that suggest rather than literally depict its subject. This print demonstrates Miró's playful engagement with modernist abstraction while maintaining a subtle reference to Japanese aesthetics in its title and compositional balance.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper watermarked
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Playful Aesthetic, Modernist Style, Figurative subject matter, Spanish Artist, Colorful Composition, Biomorphic Forms, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

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