Vintage Mid Century Ltd. Ed.Joan Miro Lithograph-Derriere Le Miroir-1978

Description

This is a folio size abstract mid century color lithograph (not an offset lithograph) by the world famous modern artist … more This is a folio size abstract mid century color lithograph (not an offset lithograph) by the world famous modern artist Joan Miro. This image was printed by Maeght (France) for the well known 20th century art journal Derriere Le Miroir. It is an original image created specifically for Derriere Le Miroir. Miro (Spain, France 1893-1983) was one of Spain's great modernists. This image is from the un-numbered ltd. edition. Only the one lithograph is for sale. The image identifying the art journal Derriere Le Miroir simply verifies where the image came from and can be printed out if the buyer so desires. The colors depicted are true. Framed and ready to hang. Dimensions: 29.5" x 23" (Frame); 22" x 15" (Sight).

Derrière le Miroir (DLM) was an art magazine published between 1946 and 1982 by the French publisher and gallery owner Aimé Maeght of Galerie Maeght, which for many years was the most important gallery in the world for contemporary art. There were a total of 253 editions in 200 volumes. The magazine, itself designed as an art object presented in a large (22” x 15”) format, is illustrated with original lithographs as well as a number of reproductions. Poets and writers like Aragon, Beckett, Char, Eluard, Prévert, Queneau, Reverdy, Sartre, contributed with unpublished texts. Most of the major artists of the second half of the twentieth century created lithographs for DLM: Léger, Miro, Calder, Tapies, Chillida, Braque, Matisse, Giacometti, and Chagall.

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