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Joan Miró
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Serie II: One Plate
- Signed Miró. and dated 12/6/47 (lower right); numbered épreuve d'essai and inscribed à Bouchard avec toute ma sympathie et vive amitié (lower left)
- Etching with hand-coloring
- Image: 14 3/4 by 17 3/4 in.; 37.5 by 45.1 cm
- Sheet: 20 by 23 1/8 in.; 50.8 by 58.7 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the artist on June 12, 1947
Literature
Jacques Dupin, Miró Engraver 1928-60, vol. I, New York, 1989, nos. 83-87, illustrations of other versions pp. 83-85
Condition
Executed on cream-wove paper. The edges are deckled. The sheet is hinged to a mount at 3 spots along the top edge of its verso. The sheet is slightly light-struck and mat-stained and a little dirty with faint surface stains along the extreme perimeter. The work is in very good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Bouchard's remarkable film, Miró Makes a Color Print, documents the creation of the present work from start to finish—from Miró painting pitch onto a blank copper plate, dipping the plate into an acid bath, incising the plate by hand, inking the plate then adding a unique color scheme, and finally rolling it through the press before admiring the finished product (see figs. 1-3).