Untitled [plate XVI]

1958

Joan Miró

Associated Names
Joan Miró

Artist, Spanish, 1893 - 1983

This print features abstract, colorful shapes connected to a vertical gray line on the right. The colored lines are all slightly droplet-shaped, similar to a brushstroke that is wider on one end and narrower on the other. At the bottom of the gray line, a blue vertical line and a green vertical line are connected to a red u-shaped curve. Farther up the line, horizontal yellow and green lines extend to the left. At the top of the gray line is a black u-shaped curve. The background of the print is plain, off-white paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    7-color woodcut on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.39 × 25.4 cm (12 3/4 × 10 in.) irregular

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.281

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dupin 1984-1992, no. 176 (without text)

  • Series Title

    A toute épreuve

Associated Artworks

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The image contains bold, curved lines in red and blue on the sides, intersecting black lines at the bottom forming a grid-like pattern. At the top, there is an abstract star-like shape in simple lines. In the center, a shape created by a single black line loops and curves, resembling a profile or musical note. The color and form suggest an abstract representation, reminiscent of a gate, celestial body, or flowing ribbons in a minimalistic style.

Untitled [plate I]

Joan Miró

1958

The image features a central abstract shape that resembles an elongated arch with a delicate line extending downward, ending in a smaller, angled curve. This shape might bring to mind the outline of a canoe or boomerang hovering over a simplistic representation of a paddle. The overall composition is balanced by the surrounding text, which states "PAUL ELUARD" and "A TOUTE ÉPREUVE Gravures sur bois de JOAN MIRÓ," indicating it is a title page.

A toute épreuve [suite of prints without text, on China paper, from special edition]

Joan Miró, Paul Éluard, Gérald Cramer, Lacourière et Frélaut

1958

The artwork features a collection of bold and curving lines forming a fish-like shape in the lower right corner of the canvas. The shape is primarily black, with a vibrant blue oval possibly representing an eye. A red and yellow ribbon-like form extends from the head. These details are set against an empty background.

Untitled [plate II]

Joan Miró

1958

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

  • Dupin, Jacques. Miró Graveur 1. Paris: Daniel Lelong, 1984, no. 176.

1989

  • Cramer, Patrick. Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva, 1989: 49, without text.

Wikidata ID

Q65510178

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