
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.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
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