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Joan Miró — Le Permissionaire (Soldier on Leave)
Joan Miró

Le Permissionaire (Soldier on Leave)

A vibrant and whimsical composition by Joan Miró, this etching and aquatint in colors on Arches paper showcases the artist's signature surrealist vocabulary of playful, biomorphic forms and bold, gestural lines. Fluid symbols and abstract figures dance across the surface, rendered in Miró's characteristically vivid palette, evoking a sense of dreamlike fantasy and childlike spontaneity. The full margins of the Arches paper lend an elegant, pristine framing to this dynamic and imaginative work.

Medium
Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 17, 2018

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Joan Miró, Le Permissionaire (Soldier on Leave)

A vibrant and whimsical composition by Joan Miró, this etching and aquatint in colors on Arches paper showcases the artist's signature surrealist vocabulary of playful, biomorphic forms and bold, gestural lines. Fluid symbols and abstract figures dance across the surface, rendered in Miró's characteristically vivid palette, evoking a sense of dreamlike fantasy and childlike spontaneity. The full margins of the Arches paper lend an elegant, pristine framing to this dynamic and imaginative work.

Medium
Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Male Artist, Printmaking, Figurative Subject, Etching and Aquatint, Spanish Artist, Modern Master, Colorful Composition

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Collected by

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