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Joan Miró — La possédée de Calamayor (The Possessed of Calamayor), from People of the Sea (D. 1282)
Joan Miró

La possédée de Calamayor (The Possessed of Calamayor), from People of the Sea (D. 1282)

This late work by Miró employs aquatint and carborundum to create a dynamic composition of biomorphic forms and gestural marks that evoke both the mystical subject matter and the artist's mature abstract language. The colored aquatint technique allows for subtle tonal variations and layered transparencies, while the carborundum adds tactile texture and visual complexity to the composition. The print's title references a literary or historical narrative of possession, which Miró interprets through his characteristic vocabulary of organic shapes and spontaneous drawing, translating psychological intensity into visual abstraction.

Medium
Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.

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March 28, 2025

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Joan Miró, La possédée de Calamayor (The Possessed of Calamayor), from People of the Sea (D. 1282)

This late work by Miró employs aquatint and carborundum to create a dynamic composition of biomorphic forms and gestural marks that evoke both the mystical subject matter and the artist's mature abstract language. The colored aquatint technique allows for subtle tonal variations and layered transparencies, while the carborundum adds tactile texture and visual complexity to the composition. The print's title references a literary or historical narrative of possession, which Miró interprets through his characteristic vocabulary of organic shapes and spontaneous drawing, translating psychological intensity into visual abstraction.

Medium
Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Abstract Figuration, Coastal Imagery, Dark Symbolism, Mythological possession, Spanish Artist, Biomorphic Forms, Dreamlike and mysterious, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

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