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Details
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Femme
signed, numbered and inscribed on the underside 'Miró EX. 0 V GIMENO=FUNDIT BARNA'
bronze with black patina
height: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1949 and cast in an edition of 9; this example numbered 0 and cast in 1949
Femme
signed, numbered and inscribed on the underside 'Miró EX. 0 V GIMENO=FUNDIT BARNA'
bronze with black patina
height: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1949 and cast in an edition of 9; this example numbered 0 and cast in 1949
Provenance
May Collection, Beverly Hills; sale, Christie's, New York, 15th November 1989, lot 496.
Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2012, lot 377, where acquired by the present owner.
Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2012, lot 377, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
J. Prévert & G. Ribemont-Dessaignes, Joan Miró, Paris, 1956, p. 199.
J. Dupin, Miró, Paris, 1961, p. 446 (another cast illustrated; dated '1950').
M. Bucci, Joan Miró, Florence, 1968, no. 26, p. 71 (another cast illustrated).
U. Apollonio, Miró, New York, 1969, no. 55 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., Joan Miró, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1969, no. 196 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., Joan Miró, Hayward Gallery, London, 1972, no. 7, p. 47 (another cast illustrated).
A. Jouffrey & J. Teixidor, Miró Sculptures, Paris, 1973, no. 32, p. 193 (another cast illustrated).
G. Picon, Joan Miró, Carnets catalans, Geneva, 1976, p. 41.
A. C. Pellicer, Miró mirall, Barcelona, 1977, p. 91.
Fundació Joan Miró, ed., Obra de Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988, no. 1395, p. 378.
R. M. Malet, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1992, p. 109.
P. Gimferrer, The Roots of Miró, Barcelona, 1993, no. 542, p. 285.
Exh. cat., Joan Miró. Creator of New Worlds, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1998, no. 116, p. 170 (another cast illustrated p. 171).
E. F. Miró & P. O. Chapel, Joan Miró Sculptures: Catalogue raisonné 1928-1982, Paris, 2006, no. 35, p. 53 (another cast illustrated).
J. Dupin, Miró, Paris, 1961, p. 446 (another cast illustrated; dated '1950').
M. Bucci, Joan Miró, Florence, 1968, no. 26, p. 71 (another cast illustrated).
U. Apollonio, Miró, New York, 1969, no. 55 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., Joan Miró, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1969, no. 196 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., Joan Miró, Hayward Gallery, London, 1972, no. 7, p. 47 (another cast illustrated).
A. Jouffrey & J. Teixidor, Miró Sculptures, Paris, 1973, no. 32, p. 193 (another cast illustrated).
G. Picon, Joan Miró, Carnets catalans, Geneva, 1976, p. 41.
A. C. Pellicer, Miró mirall, Barcelona, 1977, p. 91.
Fundació Joan Miró, ed., Obra de Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988, no. 1395, p. 378.
R. M. Malet, Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1992, p. 109.
P. Gimferrer, The Roots of Miró, Barcelona, 1993, no. 542, p. 285.
Exh. cat., Joan Miró. Creator of New Worlds, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1998, no. 116, p. 170 (another cast illustrated p. 171).
E. F. Miró & P. O. Chapel, Joan Miró Sculptures: Catalogue raisonné 1928-1982, Paris, 2006, no. 35, p. 53 (another cast illustrated).
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