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Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Signes et figurations
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Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Signes et figurations
signed 'Miró' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated 'Joan Miró. "Signes et Figurations" 26/12/35.' (on the reverse)
watercolor and brush and India ink over pencil on paper
13 3/8 x 17¾ in. (34 x 45.1 cm.)
Painted on 26 December 1935
Signes et figurations
signed 'Miró' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated 'Joan Miró. "Signes et Figurations" 26/12/35.' (on the reverse)
watercolor and brush and India ink over pencil on paper
13 3/8 x 17¾ in. (34 x 45.1 cm.)
Painted on 26 December 1935
Provenance
Valentine Gallery, New York (by 1948).
Acquired by the family of the late owner, by 1993.
Acquired by the family of the late owner, by 1993.
Exhibited
Boston, The Institute of Modern Art, date unknown (titled Les Baigneuses).
Cincinnati Museum of Art, Joan Miró, A Tribute to Philip R. Adams, December 1993-March 1994 (titled Normandy Beach).
Cincinnati Museum of Art, Joan Miró, A Tribute to Philip R. Adams, December 1993-March 1994 (titled Normandy Beach).
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