Miro, Joan (1893-1983)

Creator details

Name
Miro, Joan (1893-1983)
Nationality
Spanish
Biography
Mir363 attended the art school of Francisco Gal355 for 3 years from 1911, then attended the academy C355rculo Art355stico de Sant Lluc, until 1918, where he met the potter Josep Llorens Artigas. In 1917, he met Francis Picabia. In 1919, Mir363 went to Paris, where he settled more permanently from 1920. In Paris, he participated in the Dada movement, renewed his acquaintance with Picasso, who introduced him to Pierre Reverdy, Max Jacob, and Tristan Tzara. In 1924, Mir363 met Andr351 Breton, Louis Aragon, and Paul 311luard, and joined the Surrealist group, whose manifesto he signed. His mature works adhered to a vocabulary of simple shapes and symbols, often described as childlike.

Assets (28 in total)

Joan Miro posing with some of his sculptures at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence during his work exhibition on April 17, 1973
Joan Miro with his 'Venus of the Sea' ceramic sculpture before it was submerged underwater off the Juan les Pins coast, on July 29, 1968
Joan MIRO, 1973 (b/w photo)
Sculpture by Joan Miro in Paris La Defense, November 13, 1978
Inauguration of 'Two Fantastic Characters', a monumental sculpture by Joan Miro in Paris La Defense, 1978 (photography)
Joan Miro at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence where an exhibition of his work was organised for his 75th birthday, July 24, 1968 (photography)
Joan Miro at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence where an exhibition of his work was organised for his 75th birthday, July 24, 1968
Retrospective of Joan Miro's work for his 85th birthday in Palma de Mallorca, September 11, 1978
Joan Miro with one of his sculptures at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence where an exhibition of his work was organised for his 75th birthday, July 24, 1968
Joan Miro behind his 'modern woman' sculpture at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence where an exhibition of his work was organised for his 75th birthday, July 24, 1968
Joan Miro at the Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence during his work exhibition, April 17, 1963
Joan Miro with art collector and dealer at the Maeght foundation in Saint Paul de Vence during his work exhibition on April 16, 1973

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