Les Essencies De La Terra w/ Portfolio HS - Signed Twice

Hand SignedInside Book and on Lithograph 

Condition Other - very slight crinkle in portfolio cover corner 

Purchased fromPrivate Collector 2020 

Story / Additional InfoMiró hand-colored the stunning large special lithograph on Japon nacré in different variations for this deluxe edition of 100 copies (plus 15 out-of-commerce copies). Only the black lines in the lithograph are printed; the rest is hand-colored. Signed and numbered by Miró both on the lithograph and in the colophon of the portfolio. Illustrated with an additional 11 large plates (six double-page) plus illustrated title and half-title, wrapper covers and box. With text by various writers throughout. The regular issue (without the signed hand-colored lithograph) consisted of 1000 copies. 

Certificate of AuthenticityJoan Miro 

Additional InformationSigned Twice: Inside Book and on Lithograph 

LID170549

Joan Miro - Spain

Park West Artist: Blue Chip Spanish artist Joan Miró was a seminal figure in 20th-century avant-garde painting. The Spanish artist's innovative use of line, organic shapes, and color represents a major contribution to Surrealism. Representative of his ability to conjure evocative space—Miró's famed triptych Blue I,II,II (1961), portrays a floating world using only blue, orange, and black. "Little by little, I've reached the stage of using only a small number of forms and colors," the artist reflected. "It's not the first time that painting has been done with a very narrow range of colors. The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this." Born on April 20, 1893 in Barcelona, Spain, the artist first studied commerce before defying his parents and enrolling at the art academy in his hometown. In 1919, Miró moved to Paris where he fell into the Surrealist milieu, befriending André Breton, Max Ernst, Jean Arp, and André Masson. Miró's work profoundly influenced several American painters, including Arshile Gorky and Mark Rothko. The artist died at age 90 on December 25, 1983 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a museum dedicated to the artist and his legacy. Listings wanted