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Joan Miró — Le prophète (The Prophet): two impressions
Joan Miró

Le prophète (The Prophet): two impressions

Two etchings by Joan Miró present a fascinating duality, with one impression enriched by delicate hand-coloring and the other enhanced through aquatint in colors, both executed on fine Rives BFK paper with full margins. The works showcase Miró's signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms and fantastical figures, conjuring the mysterious presence of a prophetic being through his characteristically playful yet enigmatic visual language. Together, the two impressions invite a compelling comparison of printmaking techniques, revealing how subtle shifts in color application can dramatically transform the mood and energy of a single composition.

Medium
Two etchings, including one with hand-coloring and one with aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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Joan Miró, Le prophète (The Prophet): two impressions

Two etchings by Joan Miró present a fascinating duality, with one impression enriched by delicate hand-coloring and the other enhanced through aquatint in colors, both executed on fine Rives BFK paper with full margins. The works showcase Miró's signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms and fantastical figures, conjuring the mysterious presence of a prophetic being through his characteristically playful yet enigmatic visual language. Together, the two impressions invite a compelling comparison of printmaking techniques, revealing how subtle shifts in color application can dramatically transform the mood and energy of a single composition.

Medium
Two etchings, including one with hand-coloring and one with aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Hand-Colored, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Etching, Spanish Artist, Vibrant Colors, Figurative, Aquatint, Modernist Printmaking

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Collected by

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