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The Association pour la Defense de l'Oeuvre de Joan Miró has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Acrobate
signed 'Miró' (lower left) and dedicated 'à Roland Penrose, avec ma vieille amitié, Miró II.III.81' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache and pencil on cardboard
11½ x 8½in. (29 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1981
Acrobate
signed 'Miró' (lower left) and dedicated 'à Roland Penrose, avec ma vieille amitié, Miró II.III.81' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache and pencil on cardboard
11½ x 8½in. (29 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1981
Provenance
Roland Penrose, Surrey, to whom given by the artist in 1981.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982.
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Roland Penrose - Lee Miller. The Surrealist and the Photographer, May-Sept. 2001 (p. 119, as 'Painting').
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