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Joan Miró — Les géants (The Giants): plate 4
Joan Miró

Les géants (The Giants): plate 4

A swirling composition of bold black lines and soft gray tones emerges from the textured surface of this aquatint, where Miró's signature biomorphic forms take on an otherworldly, monumental presence. The embossing adds a tactile dimensionality to the work, allowing the figures to seemingly rise from the creamy Rives BFK paper as if conjured from some primordial dream. Characteristic of Miró's surrealist vocabulary, the enigmatic shapes suggest vast, mythical beings caught between abstraction and imagination.

Medium
Aquatint in black and gray with embossing, 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, Les géants (The Giants): plate 4

A swirling composition of bold black lines and soft gray tones emerges from the textured surface of this aquatint, where Miró's signature biomorphic forms take on an otherworldly, monumental presence. The embossing adds a tactile dimensionality to the work, allowing the figures to seemingly rise from the creamy Rives BFK paper as if conjured from some primordial dream. Characteristic of Miró's surrealist vocabulary, the enigmatic shapes suggest vast, mythical beings caught between abstraction and imagination.

Medium
Aquatint in black and gray with embossing, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Limited Edition Print, Mythological Subject, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Printmaking, Embossing, Spanish Artist, Black And Gray, Aquatint

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Collected by

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