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Joan Miró — Les philosophes II (The Philosophers II): two impessions
Joan Miró

Les philosophes II (The Philosophers II): two impessions

Created in 1958, this rare pair of lithographic proofs offers an intimate glimpse into Joan Miró's collaborative printmaking process with the celebrated Parisian workshop of Crommelynck et Dutrou. One impression bears Miró's extensive handwritten annotations alongside Piero Crommelynck's penciled notation "État rehaussé pastel et annoté par Miró," while the other carries Miró's signature, the date "16/7/58," and his authoritative "Bon à tirer pour cent épreuves," marking it as the definitive proof approving the edition. Together, these two working documents — produced prior to the published edition of 75 — illuminate the meticulous dialogue between artist and printer that defined Miró's approach to the graphic arts, as published by Maeght in Paris.

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One with extensive printing annotations by Miró and 'État rehaussé pastel et annoté par Miró' by Piero Crommelynck in pencil, and one signed, dated '16/7/58.' and annotated 'Bon à tirer pour cent épreuves' by Miró in pencil (a working proof and the good-to-print proof impression, before the edition of 75), printed by Crommelynck et Dutrou and published by Maeght, Paris, both unframed.

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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 philosophes II (The Philosophers II): two impessions

Created in 1958, this rare pair of lithographic proofs offers an intimate glimpse into Joan Miró's collaborative printmaking process with the celebrated Parisian workshop of Crommelynck et Dutrou. One impression bears Miró's extensive handwritten annotations alongside Piero Crommelynck's penciled notation "État rehaussé pastel et annoté par Miró," while the other carries Miró's signature, the date "16/7/58," and his authoritative "Bon à tirer pour cent épreuves," marking it as the definitive proof approving the edition. Together, these two working documents — produced prior to the published edition of 75 — illuminate the meticulous dialogue between artist and printer that defined Miró's approach to the graphic arts, as published by Maeght in Paris.

Medium
One with extensive printing annotations by Miró and 'État rehaussé pastel et annoté par Miró' by Piero Crommelynck in pencil, and one signed, dated '16/7/58.' and annotated 'Bon à tirer pour cent épreuves' by Miró in pencil (a working proof and the good-to-print proof impression, before the edition of 75), printed by Crommelynck et Dutrou and published by Maeght, Paris, both unframed.
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Related themes

Surrealism, Working Proof, Abstract Art, Mid Century Modern, Figurative Abstraction, Male Artist, Printmaking, Muted Tones, Annotated Impression, Spanish Artist, Modern Master, Whimsical Mood

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Collected by

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