Joan Miró (1893-1983) is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is renowned internationally as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist.
Miró’s works, which are at the intersection between Surrealism and abstraction, began receiving international attention in the 1920s. Miro had an incredibly prolific career and created artwork in an array of media until the time of his death in 1983.
Miró’s passionate rejection of traditional painting led him to reference and experiment with multiple styles including Cubism, Dutch Baroque, and Fauvism. He developed a unique visual language by combining abstract elements, specific colors, and reoccurring motifs.
Miro's works are noted for their freshness, anthropomorphism, and inherent mystery. He is an important bridge between Surrealism and abstraction.
This bold work was published as part of Galeria Maeght’s Un camí compartit (A Shared Path) collection in Barcelona, Barcelona II reveals the raw elegance of Miró’s mature style: forms that evoke fragments of the body, bold lines, and symbols that seem to pulse with life.
He used colour and form symbolically, creating intricate compositions and a wandering linear style that combined abstract elements with recurring motifs such as birds, eyes, and the moon. His work extends beyond visual expression, functioning as a statement in which art asserts presence, communicates, and celebrates.
By the mid-1970s, Miró had moved beyond the Surrealist dreamscapes of his earlier work, developing a style that was simultaneously poetic and assertive. Rooted in Catalan identity, this approach reflects a quiet yet deliberate defiance.
With bold lines, washed splatters, and primary colors, Miro layers the various elements with skill, animating his composition. The result is a playful, determined, composition that is deeply connected to cultural memory.
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"Barcelona II"
Spain, 1975
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil, lower right
Annotated "H.C. XXIV/XXV" by the artist in pencil, lower left
From a run of 25 hors commerce (H.C.) copies, in Roman Numerals, outside the edition of 75
17.25"H 25.25"W (work)
23"H 31"W (framed)
Published by Galeria Maeght, Barcelona
Printed by Damià Caus, Barcelona
Very good condition
Catalogue Raisonné: Maeght 994.
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