Five Decades (1931 - 1981): Joan Miró
Past Exhibitions exhibition
Overview
One of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists, Joan Miró’s magical universe is explored in this intimate exhibition spanning 50 years of creative production.
One of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists, Joan Miró’s magical universe is explored in this intimate exhibition spanning 50 years of creative production in a journey that begins with a painting from 1931 and ends with a work on paper from 1981, enabling us to chart how his work evolved over the decades.
Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma de Mallorca, 1983) is one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists, whose influence and legacy continues to be ever-present in our times today. Painter, sculptor and ceramicist, his lifelong playful flirtation with abstraction and figuration have secured his place in the pantheon of art history.
Avoiding categorisation, neither cubist, surrealist nor abstract artist, this exhibition aims to take a journey through more than 50 years of the artist’s creative production. The tour begins in 1931, with a small figurative painting in which one can identify the beginning of that unique visual language characteristic of Miró. It ends in 1981 with a oil on paper that presents his popular style. Spanning a combined total of 32 works, the exhibition features iconic pieces, including Souvenir de la Tour Eiffel (1977), Gymnaste (1977) or Le Pélerin (1972).
The exhibition features his paintings, sculptures and drawings, presenting the progression of his style as he honed in on his artistic voice. This survey show is an intimate walk-through Miró’s colourful career.
MARUANI MERCIER Gallery is honoured to bring this important exhibition curated by Dr. Javier Molins in close conversation with the Miró family and Galerie Lelong Paris. Molins has a doctorate in fine arts and has organised exhibitions internationally to showcase works by such artists as Pablo Picasso, Sean Scully or Julian Opie.
Installation Views
Works
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Joan MiróFemme à la chevelure, 1975bronze
Susse Fondeur, Arcueil, Paris190 x 115 x 116 cm
74 4/5 x 45 14/50 x 45 67/100 in -
Joan MiróFemme et oiseaux, 1972bronze154 x 88 x 50 cm
60 63/100 x 34 13/20 x 19 69/100 in -
Joan MiróFemme nue, 1931oil on canvas34 x 25 cm
13 39/100 x 9 42/50 in
framed: 67 x 58 cm -
Joan MiróFemmes dans la nuit, 1963India ink on wax crayon on scratched paper70 x 100 cm
27 28/50 x 39 37/100 in
framed: 84 x 115 x 4,5 cm -
Joan MiróFemmes, oiseau, 1978India ink on paper and wax pencil on Madagascar paper91 x 52 cm
35 83/100 x 20 47/100 in
framed: 113.3 x 75 x 3 cm -
Joan MiróFigurations embryonnaires, 1935gouache and India ink on paper30.5 x 37 cm
12.1 x 14.56 in
framed: 49.5 x 56 x 2.5 cm -
Joan MiróGraphisme concret, 1951ink on paper49 x 66 cm
19 14/50 x 25 49/50 in
framed : 76 x 92 x 2,5 cm -
Joan MiróGraphisme concret, 1951India wash ink on paper50.8 x 66.6 cm
20 x 26 11/50 in
framed : 70 x 84,5 x 2,5 cm -
Joan MiróGraphisme concret, 1951India wash ink on paper49.5 x 66 cm
19 49/100 x 25 49/50 in
framed : 75 x 93 x 2,5 cm -
Joan MiróGymnaste, 1977/1998bronze - Fundicio Parellada, Barcelona102 x 92 x 86 cm
40 8/50 x 36 11/50 x 33 43/50 in -
Joan MiróHomme et Femme, 1977bronze
Fundicio Parellada, Barcelona117 x 52 x 49 cm
46 3/50 x 20 47/100 x 19 14/50 in -
Joan MiróJeune fille au long cou, 1956-1981bronze
Fonderia Artistica Bonvicini, Verona63.5 x 13 x 26 cm
25 x 5 6/50 x 10 12/50 in -
Joan MiróFemmes et Oiseaux, 1967oil on kraft paper mounted on canvas91.5 x 74 cm
36 1/50 x 29 13/100 inches
framed: 99 x 82 x 7 cm -
Joan MiróLe Pèlerin, 1972bronze57 x 23 x 22 cm
22 22/50 x 9 3/50 x 8 33/50 in -
Joan MiróMaure, 1969bronze139 x 55 x 29 cm
54.72 x 21.65 x 11.42 in -
Joan MiróPaysage dans la nuit, 1971/1976India ink and wax crayon on paper66 x 51 cm
25 49/50 x 20 4/50 in
framed : 85.5 x 70.5 x 3.5 cm -
Joan MiróPersonnage, 1949oil on canvas35 x 27 cm
13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in
framed : 60 x 52,6 x 7,5 cm -
Joan MiróPersonnage à bras ouverts, 1971bronze
25.5 x 38 x 17 cm
10.04 x 14.96 x 6.69 in -
Joan MiróPersonnage dans la nuit III, 1965watercolor, gouache and wax crayon on paper86 x 61 cm
33 7/8 x 24 1/8 in
framed : 112 x 86,7 x 2,4 cm -
Joan MiróPersonnage et oiseaux, 1972bronze78 x 41 x 56 cm
30 71/100 x 16 7/50 x 22 1/20 in -
Joan MiróPersonnage, oiseau, 1977mixed media on paper104 x 69 cm
264.2 x 175.3 in
framed : 127.2 x 92.5 x 3.9 cm -
Joan MiróPersonnages et oiseau devant la lune, 1978wax, crayon on paper with stain of varnish60 x 83.5 cm
23.62 x 32.1 in
framed: 83 x 107 x 4 cm -
Joan MiróSouvenir de la Tour Eiffel, 1977bronze
Fundicio Parellada, Barcelona334 x 54 x 80 cm
131 1/2 x 21 13/50 x 31 1/2 in -
Joan MiróTête, 1960India ink on corrugated cardboard57 x 72 cm
22 22/50 x 28 7/20 in
framed : 75,5 x 91 x 5,5 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled I, 1938pencil and pastel on paper48 x 63 cm
18 9/10 x 24 4/5 in
framed: 70 x 85 x 2.5 cm -
Joan MiróTête, oiseau, 1973/1989bronze
Fundicio Parellada, Barcelona63 x 40 x 19 cm
24 4/5 x 15 3/4 x 7 24/50 in -
Joan MiróUntitled, 1949watercolor, charcoal and pencil on paper63.5 x 46.9 cm
25 x 18 23/50 in
framed : 81 x 65 x 2,5 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled, 1949ink, watercolor and pastel on paper63.2 x 47 cm
24 44/50 x 18 1/2 in
framed : 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled, 1949ink, charcoal and pastel on paper63.2 x 47 cm
24 44/50 x 18 1/2 in
framed: 81 x 64.5 x 2.5 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled, 1949ink and watercolor on paper64.7 x 49.5 cm
25 47/100 x 19 49/100 in
framed : 86,5 x 71 x 2,5 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled, c.1981oil, wax, crayon and pencil on paper70 x 105 cm
27 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
framed : 96 x 130.2 x 2.4 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled 10, 1966India ink and watercolor on Japanese paper46 x 62 cm
18 11/100 x 24 41/100 in
framed : 68 x 83.5 x 3 cm -
Joan MiróUntitled V/X, 1960oil and crayon on paper46 x 72 cm
18 11/100 x 28 7/20 in
framed : 69 x 93,5 x 3 cm
Media
News
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Collect AAA
Joan Miró. Five Decades. 1931 - 1981 1.11.2021 Read more -
Le grand retour de Miró
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Five Decades of Joan Miró at Maruani Mercier
Widewalls 18.10.2021By Balasz Takac for Widewalls The interwar period is saturated with artists active in different environments who have made quite a contribution to the further...Read more -
Laurent Mercier, galeriste: "Miró n’aimait pas ce qui était fixe"
L'Echo 8.10.2021Johan-Frédérik Hel Guedj pour L'Echo Avant la grande expo à Mons, fin 2022, la galerie Maruani Mercier présente 32 œuvres de Miró, première apparition de...Read more
