Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
Tête et oiseau
signed Miró, numbered 2/2, and stamped with the foundry mark Scuderi Cire Perdue
bronze
height: 48.3cm., 19in.
Conceived and cast in 1971 in an edition of 3, numbered 0/2 - 2/2, plus one nominative version cast in 1973.
Dark brown patina. Very light surface dust and some minor accretions. Some very minor rubbing to the extremities of the bronze. At the back of the inherent base there are a couple very minor spots of patina loss. In the lower register of the reverse of the bonze figure, there are two nail head-sized areas of oxidation to the patina .The sculpture is in overall very good condition.
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