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Joan Miró — Les Grandes manœuvres (The Great Maneuvers) (D. 575)
Joan Miró

Les Grandes manœuvres (The Great Maneuvers) (D. 575)

This etching and aquatint work explores themes of military maneuvers through Miró's abstract visual language. The composition employs carborundum to achieve dynamic textures and vivid colored effects.

Medium
Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Arches paper, the full sheet.
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Auction House · Phillips

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October 19, 2021

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Spotted works by Joan Miró

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Hamilton Selway Gallery

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Art Institute of Chicago

2 spotted

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Alex Capecelatro

1 spotted

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Carolyn Lynx

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About this work

Joan Miró, Les Grandes manœuvres (The Great Maneuvers) (D. 575)

This etching and aquatint work explores themes of military maneuvers through Miró's abstract visual language. The composition employs carborundum to achieve dynamic textures and vivid colored effects.

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

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Carborundum, Energetic, Etching, Military, Abstract, Spanish, Satirical, Aquatint

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Collected by

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