Le Dandy

Joan Miró

SOLD

1969

Aquatint, drypoint and carborundum on Arches paper

41.5 x 43.5 cm

Annotated E.A. lower left and signed by the artist in pencil lower right.

75 numbered and signed copies on chiffon de Mandeure, and a few signed copies hors commerce.

Catalog raisonné : Dupin 492

An extraordinary figure, Le Dandy is one of the engravings that enabled Joan Miro to "give more substance and power" (1) to his art.

The beautifully textured dark figure stands out against an orange background with brown hues. Vivid colors - pink, blue, green and yellow - float around the main subject, softening the contrast between the dense black achieved with carborundum and its surroundings.

 

1, catalog raisonné