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Lot Essay
ADOM (Association pour la défense de l'oeuvre de Joan Miró) has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
During the early days of the second World War, Miró painted his Constellations, a series of 23 gouaches that captured the frantic feel of contemporary events. A little over a decade later, André Breton composed a set of prose meant to illustrate Miró's paintings. Under the guidance of Pierre Matisse, each artist's Constellations were published together in a portfolio (see the following lot). The present lot was a design for what would become the cover of this portfolio. Miró gifted it to his friend and gallerist to commemorate this collaboration.
During the early days of the second World War, Miró painted his Constellations, a series of 23 gouaches that captured the frantic feel of contemporary events. A little over a decade later, André Breton composed a set of prose meant to illustrate Miró's paintings. Under the guidance of Pierre Matisse, each artist's Constellations were published together in a portfolio (see the following lot). The present lot was a design for what would become the cover of this portfolio. Miró gifted it to his friend and gallerist to commemorate this collaboration.