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Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse
JOAN MIRO (1893-1983)
Portrait de Madame K.
Details
JOAN MIRO (1893-1983)
Portrait de Madame K.
signed and dated 'Miró. 1924.' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled ‘Joan Miró Portrait de Mme. K. 1924.’ (on the reverse)
oil, charcoal and colored wax crayons on canvas
46 x 35 ¾ in. (116.7 x 90.7 cm.)
Executed in Paris in 1924
Portrait de Madame K.
signed and dated 'Miró. 1924.' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled ‘Joan Miró Portrait de Mme. K. 1924.’ (on the reverse)
oil, charcoal and colored wax crayons on canvas
46 x 35 ¾ in. (116.7 x 90.7 cm.)
Executed in Paris in 1924
Provenance
Max Ernst, Paris.
René and Jeanne Gaffé, Paris and Cagnes-sur-Mer (acquired from the above, 14 August 1926); Estate sale, Christie’s, New York, 6 November 2001, lot 14 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
René and Jeanne Gaffé, Paris and Cagnes-sur-Mer (acquired from the above, 14 August 1926); Estate sale, Christie’s, New York, 6 November 2001, lot 14 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
F. Trabal, "Les Arts: Una Conversa amb Joan Miró" in La Publicitat, vol. 50, no. 16932, 14 July 1928, p. 4 (titled Portrait de Mme. Ka).
R. Gaffé, "Confessions of a Collector" in Magazine of Art, vol. 44, no. 6, October 1951, p. 211 (illustrated).
J. Dupin, "Joan Miró" in Quadrum, vol. I, no. 1, May 1956, p. 97.
J. Prévert and G. Ribemont-Dessaignes, Joan Miró, Paris, 1956, p. 111 (illustrated).
P. Guéguen, "L'humour féerique de Joan Miró" in XXe Siècle, no. 8, January 1957, p. 40 (illustrated).
W. Erben, Joan Miró, Munich, 1959, pp. 112, 115-116, 123 and 125 (illustrated, pl. 48).
D. Chevalier, "La collection de René Gaffé dans sa maison du Haut-de-Cagnes" in Aujourd'hui art et architecture, vol. 5, no. 25, February 1960, p. 32.
J. Dupin, Joan Miró, Paris, 1961, pp. 146-147, 207 and 492, no. 86 (illustrated, p. 207).
J. Dupin, Joan Miró: Life and Work, New York, 1962, pp. 144-147, 207 and 508, no. 86 (illustrated, p. 207).
Y. Bonnefoy, Miró, Milan, 1963, p. 18.
R. Gaffé, A la verticale: Réflexions d'un collectionneur, Brussels, 1963, p. 184 (illustrated, p. 151).
S. Gasch, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1963, p. 39.
J. Lassaigne, Miró, Lausanne, 1963, p. 38.
M. Gasser, Joan Miró, New York, 1965, pp. 38 and 87 (illustrated, p. 38).
B. Dorival, "Musée national d'art moderne: Les préemptions de l'etat à la seconde vente André Lefèvre" in La revue du Louvre et des Musée de France, vol. 16, no. 2, 1966, pp. 118-119 (illustrated, p. 119, fig. 12).
L. Aragon, "Barcelone à l'aube" in Les lettres francaises, no. 1.287, 11 June 1969, p. 2.
R. Penrose, Miró, New York, 1969, pp. 39-41 and 208 (illustrated, p. 40, pl. 23).
J. Perucho, Joan Miró y Cataluña, Barcelona, 1969, pp. 73 and 258, no. 50 (illustrated in color, p. 73).
R. Krauss, "Magnetic Fields: The Structure" in Joan Miró: Magnetic Fields, exh. cat., The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1972, pp. 19 and 106.
W. Rubin, Miró in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1973, pp. 27 and 113 (illustrated, p. 115, fig. 18).
G. Picon, Joan Miró: Les sentiers de la création, carnets catalans, Geneva, 1976, vol. I, pp. 91 and 144 (illustrated, p. 90).
A. Cirici, Miró mirall, Barcelona, 1977, p. 49, no. 36 (illustrated in color).
J. Miró, Ceci est la couleur de mes rêves: Entretiens avec Georges Raillard, Paris, 1977, p. 88.
E.A. Carmean, The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980, p. 39.
R.M. Malet, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1983, p. 11 (illustrated in color, fig. 27).
M. Rolnik, Miró's Constellations: The Facsimile Edition of 1959, exh. cat., Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, New York, 1983, p. 5 (illustrated, p. 3).
W. Schmalenbach, Joan Miró: Zeichnungen aus den Späten Jahren, Berlin, 1982, p. 33 (illustrated).
G. Weelen, Miró, Paris, 1984, p. 64, no. 68 (illustrated).
M. Rowell, ed., Joan Miró: Selected Writings and Interviews, Boston, 1986, p. 95.
A. Jouffroy, Miró, Paris, 1987, pp. 38-39 (illustrated in color, p. 38).
C. Green, Cubism and Its Enemies, New Haven, 1987, pp. 102, 258, 267, 275-278 and 284 (illustrated, p. 277, fig. 290).
W. Erben, Joan Miró: The Man and His Work, Cologne, 1988, p. 178 (illustrated).
V. Combalía, ed., El Descubrimiento de Miró: Miró y sus críticos, 1918-1929, Barcelona, 1990, pp. 93-94.
R. Penrose, Joan Miró, Paris, 1990, p. 40, no. 23.
A. Umland, "Joan Miró's Collage of Summer 1929: 'La peinture au défi?'” in Studies in Modern Art 2: Essays on Assemblage, New York, 1992, p. 69.
J. Dupin, Miró, Paris, 1993, pp. 101-103, 107 and 111, no. 104 (illustrated, p. 102).
P. Gimferrer, The Roots of Miró, Barcelona, 1993, p. 76 (illustrated in color, p. 77, fig. 126).
J. Punyet Miró and G. Lolivier, Miró: Le peintre aux étoiles, Paris, 1993, p. 40 (illustrated in color).
Fundació Joan Miró, eds., Joan Miró: 1893-1993, exh. cat., Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1993, p. 182.
V. Combalía, Picasso Miró: Miradas cruzadas, Madrid, 1998, p. 19 (illustrated, fig. 6).
J. Dupin and A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró: Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings, Paris, 1999, vol. I, p. 86, no. 93 (illustrated in color).
R. Gaffé, "Confessions of a Collector" in Magazine of Art, vol. 44, no. 6, October 1951, p. 211 (illustrated).
J. Dupin, "Joan Miró" in Quadrum, vol. I, no. 1, May 1956, p. 97.
J. Prévert and G. Ribemont-Dessaignes, Joan Miró, Paris, 1956, p. 111 (illustrated).
P. Guéguen, "L'humour féerique de Joan Miró" in XXe Siècle, no. 8, January 1957, p. 40 (illustrated).
W. Erben, Joan Miró, Munich, 1959, pp. 112, 115-116, 123 and 125 (illustrated, pl. 48).
D. Chevalier, "La collection de René Gaffé dans sa maison du Haut-de-Cagnes" in Aujourd'hui art et architecture, vol. 5, no. 25, February 1960, p. 32.
J. Dupin, Joan Miró, Paris, 1961, pp. 146-147, 207 and 492, no. 86 (illustrated, p. 207).
J. Dupin, Joan Miró: Life and Work, New York, 1962, pp. 144-147, 207 and 508, no. 86 (illustrated, p. 207).
Y. Bonnefoy, Miró, Milan, 1963, p. 18.
R. Gaffé, A la verticale: Réflexions d'un collectionneur, Brussels, 1963, p. 184 (illustrated, p. 151).
S. Gasch, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1963, p. 39.
J. Lassaigne, Miró, Lausanne, 1963, p. 38.
M. Gasser, Joan Miró, New York, 1965, pp. 38 and 87 (illustrated, p. 38).
B. Dorival, "Musée national d'art moderne: Les préemptions de l'etat à la seconde vente André Lefèvre" in La revue du Louvre et des Musée de France, vol. 16, no. 2, 1966, pp. 118-119 (illustrated, p. 119, fig. 12).
L. Aragon, "Barcelone à l'aube" in Les lettres francaises, no. 1.287, 11 June 1969, p. 2.
R. Penrose, Miró, New York, 1969, pp. 39-41 and 208 (illustrated, p. 40, pl. 23).
J. Perucho, Joan Miró y Cataluña, Barcelona, 1969, pp. 73 and 258, no. 50 (illustrated in color, p. 73).
R. Krauss, "Magnetic Fields: The Structure" in Joan Miró: Magnetic Fields, exh. cat., The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1972, pp. 19 and 106.
W. Rubin, Miró in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1973, pp. 27 and 113 (illustrated, p. 115, fig. 18).
G. Picon, Joan Miró: Les sentiers de la création, carnets catalans, Geneva, 1976, vol. I, pp. 91 and 144 (illustrated, p. 90).
A. Cirici, Miró mirall, Barcelona, 1977, p. 49, no. 36 (illustrated in color).
J. Miró, Ceci est la couleur de mes rêves: Entretiens avec Georges Raillard, Paris, 1977, p. 88.
E.A. Carmean, The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980, p. 39.
R.M. Malet, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1983, p. 11 (illustrated in color, fig. 27).
M. Rolnik, Miró's Constellations: The Facsimile Edition of 1959, exh. cat., Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, New York, 1983, p. 5 (illustrated, p. 3).
W. Schmalenbach, Joan Miró: Zeichnungen aus den Späten Jahren, Berlin, 1982, p. 33 (illustrated).
G. Weelen, Miró, Paris, 1984, p. 64, no. 68 (illustrated).
M. Rowell, ed., Joan Miró: Selected Writings and Interviews, Boston, 1986, p. 95.
A. Jouffroy, Miró, Paris, 1987, pp. 38-39 (illustrated in color, p. 38).
C. Green, Cubism and Its Enemies, New Haven, 1987, pp. 102, 258, 267, 275-278 and 284 (illustrated, p. 277, fig. 290).
W. Erben, Joan Miró: The Man and His Work, Cologne, 1988, p. 178 (illustrated).
V. Combalía, ed., El Descubrimiento de Miró: Miró y sus críticos, 1918-1929, Barcelona, 1990, pp. 93-94.
R. Penrose, Joan Miró, Paris, 1990, p. 40, no. 23.
A. Umland, "Joan Miró's Collage of Summer 1929: 'La peinture au défi?'” in Studies in Modern Art 2: Essays on Assemblage, New York, 1992, p. 69.
J. Dupin, Miró, Paris, 1993, pp. 101-103, 107 and 111, no. 104 (illustrated, p. 102).
P. Gimferrer, The Roots of Miró, Barcelona, 1993, p. 76 (illustrated in color, p. 77, fig. 126).
J. Punyet Miró and G. Lolivier, Miró: Le peintre aux étoiles, Paris, 1993, p. 40 (illustrated in color).
Fundació Joan Miró, eds., Joan Miró: 1893-1993, exh. cat., Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1993, p. 182.
V. Combalía, Picasso Miró: Miradas cruzadas, Madrid, 1998, p. 19 (illustrated, fig. 6).
J. Dupin and A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró: Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings, Paris, 1999, vol. I, p. 86, no. 93 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Joan Miró, January-March 1956, no. 10.
London, Tate Gallery, Joan Miró, August-December 1964, p. 22, no. 36 (illustrated, pl. 7a).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Joan Miró, October 1993-January 1994, pp. 117 and 375, no. 30 (illustrated in color, p. 117; illustrated again, p. 375).
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Joan Miró 1917-1934: La naissance du monde, March-June 2004, pp. 149 and 382, no. 35 (illustrated in color, p. 149; illustrated again, p. 382; detail illustrated in color, pp. 30-31).
London, Tate Gallery, Joan Miró, August-December 1964, p. 22, no. 36 (illustrated, pl. 7a).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Joan Miró, October 1993-January 1994, pp. 117 and 375, no. 30 (illustrated in color, p. 117; illustrated again, p. 375).
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Joan Miró 1917-1934: La naissance du monde, March-June 2004, pp. 149 and 382, no. 35 (illustrated in color, p. 149; illustrated again, p. 382; detail illustrated in color, pp. 30-31).
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