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BIRTH OF THE MODERN: THE ARNOLD AND JOAN SALTZMAN COLLECTION
JOAN MIRO (1893-1983)
La chanteuse mélancolique
Details
JOAN MIRO (1893-1983)
La chanteuse mélancolique
signed 'Miró' (lower right); signed again, dated and titled 'Miró. 1955 LA CHANTEUSE MÉLANCOLIQUE' (on the reverse)
oil on board
9 7⁄8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.1 cm.)
Painted in 1955
La chanteuse mélancolique
signed 'Miró' (lower right); signed again, dated and titled 'Miró. 1955 LA CHANTEUSE MÉLANCOLIQUE' (on the reverse)
oil on board
9 7⁄8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.1 cm.)
Painted in 1955
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris (acquired from the artist).
Private collection (acquired from the above, June 1956).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1978, lot 59.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Private collection (acquired from the above, June 1956).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1978, lot 59.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Literature
J. Dupin, Joan Miró: Life and Work, New York, 1962, p. 566, no. 877 (illustrated).
J. Dupin and A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró: Catalogue raisonné, Paintings, 1942-1955, Paris, 2001, vol. III, p. 250, no. 992 (illustrated).
J. Dupin and A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró: Catalogue raisonné, Paintings, 1942-1955, Paris, 2001, vol. III, p. 250, no. 992 (illustrated).
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