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Joan Miró — Maternité
Joan Miró

Maternité

1981

A joyful celebration of motherhood rendered in bronze with a rich dark brown patina, this sculpture by Joan Miró transforms the universal bond between mother and child into a playful arrangement of organic, biomorphic forms. True to Miró's surrealist sensibility, the figure defies conventional representation, instead evoking the nurturing relationship through abstracted shapes that feel both primitive and deeply expressive. The warm tones of the dark patina lend the work an earthy vitality, grounding its dreamlike imagery in a sense of ancient, timeless emotion.

Medium
bronze with a dark brown patina

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 4, 2018

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Joan Miró, Maternité, 1981

A joyful celebration of motherhood rendered in bronze with a rich dark brown patina, this sculpture by Joan Miró transforms the universal bond between mother and child into a playful arrangement of organic, biomorphic forms. True to Miró's surrealist sensibility, the figure defies conventional representation, instead evoking the nurturing relationship through abstracted shapes that feel both primitive and deeply expressive. The warm tones of the dark patina lend the work an earthy vitality, grounding its dreamlike imagery in a sense of ancient, timeless emotion.

Medium
bronze with a dark brown patina
Year
1981
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Modernist Art, 20th Century, Figurative Abstraction, Dark Brown Tones, Bronze Sculpture, Figure, Maternal, Post-War, Maternity Theme, Mother, Abstract Sculpture, Modern, Spanish Artist, Established Artist, Surrealist, Dark Brown, Abstract, Spanish, Bronze Medium

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Collected by

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