09-21-201809-21-2018
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3140BBoston
September 21, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) Pygmées sous la lune

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$4,613$3,750
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3140BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 21, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)

Pygmées sous la lune, 1972, printed and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris (Dupin, 562). Signed "Miró" in pencil l.r., inscribed "H.C." in pencil l.l. Color etching with aquatint on paper, plate size 21 1/4 x 27 in. (53.8 x 68.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Mat burn, gentle rippling, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The collection of Frank and Dorothy Shear of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Sheet measures 27 7/8 x 37 1/2 in. and has deckled edges. Hinged at upper corners on verso and taped on recto at center with white linen tape. Framed with glass. No additional issues to report.


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Keywords

Joan Mir, Dorothy Shear, Frank Shear, Paris, St. Paul