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Joan Miró — Passage de l’Egyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes): three plates
Joan Miró

Passage de l’Egyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes): three plates

Three etchings with aquatint in colors, this suite of prints by Joan Miró bursts with his signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms, bold lines, and vibrant hues set against the luminous surface of Japanese nacré paper. Enigmatic figures and abstract symbols dance across each sheet, evoking a sense of mythic femininity and primordial energy rooted in Miró's deeply personal visual language. The rich, velvety aquatint tones harmonize with the sheet's pearlescent sheen, lending the work an otherworldly, dreamlike quality.

Medium
Three etchings with aquatint in colors, on Japanese nacré paper, the full sheets.

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October 17, 2017

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Joan Miró, Passage de l’Egyptienne (The Egyptian Woman Passes): three plates

Three etchings with aquatint in colors, this suite of prints by Joan Miró bursts with his signature surrealist vocabulary of biomorphic forms, bold lines, and vibrant hues set against the luminous surface of Japanese nacré paper. Enigmatic figures and abstract symbols dance across each sheet, evoking a sense of mythic femininity and primordial energy rooted in Miró's deeply personal visual language. The rich, velvety aquatint tones harmonize with the sheet's pearlescent sheen, lending the work an otherworldly, dreamlike quality.

Medium
Three etchings with aquatint in colors, on Japanese nacré paper, the full sheets.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Dreamlike Mood, Figurative Abstraction, Male Artist, Triptych Format, Multi Plate, Etching, Japanese Paper, Printmaking, Expressive, Figurative Subject, Works on Paper, Renowned Master, Etching and Aquatint, Modern, Spanish Artist, Modern Master, Colorful, Woman, Egyptian Influence, Abstract, Whimsical Mood, Vibrant Colors, Playful Mood, Spanish, Figurative, Contemporary, Aquatint

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