Miró, Joan, Mourlot Centenaire, 1953
1953
Original lithograph in color on Arches
50 x 65 cm
Annotated in blue ballpoint pen lower left H.C and signed by the artist in blue ballpoint pen lower right.
75 on Vélin d’arches numbered and signed as well as 30 e.a. including 5 on Japon nacré.
Published on the occasion of the centenary of the Imprimerie Mourlot.
Catalogue raisonné : Mourlot 122
This color lithograph was produced by Joan Miro to mark the centenary of Imprimerie Mourlot. This lithographic printer worked with many artists (Matisse, Braque, Chagall), guiding them in the creation of their works.
Miro painted dreamlike themes, often populated by birds, stars or comets, as in this lithograph. At top right, a blood-red sun shines against a blue sky, while rockets, figures and birds appear to be dancing.
