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Joan Miró — Village d'oiseaux (Bird Village) (D. 526)
Joan Miró

Village d'oiseaux (Bird Village) (D. 526)

An intricately layered etching combining aquatint and carborundum techniques in multiple colors, depicting a village inhabited by birds through Miró's abstract visual language. The composition creates a whimsical, imaginary landscape populated with avian characters.

Medium
Etching and aquatint with carborundum in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins.

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April 19, 2022

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Joan Miró, Village d'oiseaux (Bird Village) (D. 526)

An intricately layered etching combining aquatint and carborundum techniques in multiple colors, depicting a village inhabited by birds through Miró's abstract visual language. The composition creates a whimsical, imaginary landscape populated with avian characters.

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

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Carborundum, Etching, Avian, Imaginative, Colorful, Abstract, Spanish, Aquatint

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Collected by

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