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Joan Miró
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- TÊTE
- signed Miro (lower right); titled and dated 31/III/70 on the reverse
- gouache, brush and ink, wax crayon on star printed paper
- 49 by 47cm., 19 1/4 by 18 1/2 in.
Provenance
Galeria Mayoral, Barcelona
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2006)
Exhibited
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Joan Miró, 1980, no. 27, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Werner Schmalenbach, Joan Miró, Berlin, 1982, no. 4, illustrated in colour p. 47
Condition
Executed on a star printed cream wove paper, not laid down, held in place by an inner black frame at all extreme edges. The sheet has been folded and creased by the artist, resulting in some surface variations and medium rubbing in areas. There is some minor time staining to the sheet with a few spots of foxing. Otherwise, this work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'I need a starting point, even if it's only a grain of dust or a flash of light. This shape generates a series of things, one thing giving birth to another thing. In this way, a bit of thread can set off a world. I arrive at a world starting with something apparently dead' Joán Miró