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Joan Miró — Les Pénalitiés de L’Enfer ou Les Nouvelles-Hébrides (The Penalties of Hell or The New Hebrides) (M. 959-90, C. 188)
Joan Miró

Les Pénalitiés de L’Enfer ou Les Nouvelles-Hébrides (The Penalties of Hell or The New Hebrides) (M. 959-90, C. 188)

An extensive deluxe portfolio comprising 25 lithographs (20 in color, 5 in black) plus seven additional refusée lithographs, accompanied by text by Robert Desnos. This ambitious work explores themes of hell and the New Hebrides through Miró's surrealist imagery.

Medium
The complete deluxe set of 25 lithographs (20 in colors and 5 in black) along with the rare additional seven refusée lithographs in colors, on Arches, the full sheets, folded and loose (as issued), title page, text by Robert Desnos in French, typography by Michel Otthoffer, justification, including the suite of six lithographs in black and one in black and red, the set of 25 and the refusées contained in the original paper board folios with the first lithograph printed on the front, spine and back, the suite of six contained in a beige paper folder titled

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April 20, 2021

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Joan Miró, Les Pénalitiés de L’Enfer ou Les Nouvelles-Hébrides (The Penalties of Hell or The New Hebrides) (M. 959-90, C. 188)

An extensive deluxe portfolio comprising 25 lithographs (20 in color, 5 in black) plus seven additional refusée lithographs, accompanied by text by Robert Desnos. This ambitious work explores themes of hell and the New Hebrides through Miró's surrealist imagery.

Medium
The complete deluxe set of 25 lithographs (20 in colors and 5 in black) along with the rare additional seven refusée lithographs in colors, on Arches, the full sheets, folded and loose (as issued), title page, text by Robert Desnos in French, typography by Michel Otthoffer, justification, including the suite of six lithographs in black and one in black and red, the set of 25 and the refusées contained in the original paper board folios with the first lithograph printed on the front, spine and back, the suite of six contained in a beige paper folder titled
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Detailed Portfolio, Mid-20th Century, Literary Collaboration, Multi-color, Spanish Artist, Mythological, Lithograph, Book Art

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Collected by

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