Joan Miró 1893-1983 Spanish Abstract Artist Lithograph VII Plate 12x20
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Directory: Fine Art: Prints: Lithographs: Pre 1980: Item # 1453499
Directory: Fine Art: Prints: Lithographs: Pre 1980: Item # 1453499
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“Lithograph VII”, Joan Miro, circa 1972, unsigned. “JOAN MIRO original lithograph VII” is printed on the reverse as pictured. There is a fold down center, typical of high class art portfolio printing of the 1960s and 1970s. There is no edition number. The work is framed, frame size 24.5” x 18.5”. Bio:Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893 – 1983), known as Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona, Spain. Miró's style was influenced in varying degrees by Surrealism and Dada. He was among the first artists to develop automatic drawing as a way to undo previously established techniques in painting, and thus, with André Masson, represented the beginning of Surrealism as an art movement. For interest: Both etching and lithographs are prints made using different techniques. A very good description with illustrative videos of different kinds of printmaking, including lithographs, can be found on the ‘what is printmaking’ page of www.metmuseum.org A Lithograph is created by a printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or metal plate) with an oil-based lithographic crayon or ink. Once the design is complete, the stone is ready to be processed or ‘etched’. A layer of powdered rosin is rubbed onto the stone, followed by a layer of powdered talc. Gum arabic, or mild acid, is then brushed onto the stone. The chemical reaction between the solution and the stone fixes the greasy image that is drawn with the oil-based lithographic crayon. At the same time, the solution ensures that the blank areas of the stone will absorb water and repel printing ink. The stone is inked. Paper is pressed onto the stone. Print is made.
“Lithograph VII”, Joan Miro, circa 1972, unsigned. “JOAN MIRO original lithograph VII” is printed on the reverse as pictured. There is a fold down center, typical of high class art portfolio printing of the 1960s and 1970s. There is no edition number. The work is framed, frame size 24.5” x 18.5”. Bio:Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893 – 1983), known as Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona, Spain. Miró's style was influenced in varying degrees by Surrealism and Dada. He was among the first artists to develop automatic drawing as a way to undo previously established techniques in painting, and thus, with André Masson, represented the beginning of Surrealism as an art movement. For interest: Both etching and lithographs are prints made using different techniques. A very good description with illustrative videos of different kinds of printmaking, including lithographs, can be found on the ‘what is printmaking’ page of www.metmuseum.org A Lithograph is created by a printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or metal plate) with an oil-based lithographic crayon or ink. Once the design is complete, the stone is ready to be processed or ‘etched’. A layer of powdered rosin is rubbed onto the stone, followed by a layer of powdered talc. Gum arabic, or mild acid, is then brushed onto the stone. The chemical reaction between the solution and the stone fixes the greasy image that is drawn with the oil-based lithographic crayon. At the same time, the solution ensures that the blank areas of the stone will absorb water and repel printing ink. The stone is inked. Paper is pressed onto the stone. Print is made.
