Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Le Chien
signed 'Miró' (lower right); dated twice and inscribed '10/XI/72 22/XII/72 III Chien I' (on the reverse)
brush and black ink, gouache and watercolor on paper
18 3/8 x 29 in. (46.5 x 75 cm.)
Painted in November-December 1972
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris (1980).
Private collection, St. Louis.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
Musée Préfectoral d'Art de Kumamoto, Exposition Joan Miró au Japon, May-June 1980, no. 36 (illustrated in color).