Joan Miró (1893-1983), Painting
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Painting
signed and dated ‘Miró. 1925.’ (lower right); signed and dated ‘Joan Miró 1925. 14/IX/64’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.8 x 116.4 cm.)
Painted in 1925 and on 14 September 1964
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Provenance
Galerie Pierre, Paris.
René Gaffé, Brussels.
Roland Penrose, London, by whom acquired from the above in 1936 until at least 1973.
Xavier Fourcade Inc., New York.
E.V. Thaw & Co., New York.
John Russell & Rosamond Bernier, by whom acquired from the above circa 1975; sale, Christie’s, New York, 1 November 2005, lot 51 (sold $2,704,000).
Private collection, United States, by whom acquired in 2005.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Literature
J. Dupin & A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1999, vol. I, 1908-1930, no. 154, p. 129 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Joan Miró: Magnetic Fields, October 1972 - January 1973, no. 7, p. 84 (illustrated).
Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Ausstellung Surrealität- Bildrealität, December 1974 - February 1975, no. 236.
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Spirit of Surrealism, October - November 1979, no. 26, pp. 75 & 174 (illustrated p. 74).
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Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Painting
signed and dated ‘Miró. 1925.’ (lower right); signed and dated ‘Joan Miró 1925. 14/IX/64’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.8 x 116.4 cm.)
Painted in 1925 and on 14 September 1964
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Please note that Christie’s has a direct financial interest in this lot and has funded all or part of our interest with the help of someone else. See Important Notices and Explanation of Cataloguing Practice in the Conditions of Sale for further information.
Provenance
Galerie Pierre, Paris.
René Gaffé, Brussels.
Roland Penrose, London, by whom acquired from the above in 1936 until at least 1973.
Xavier Fourcade Inc., New York.
E.V. Thaw & Co., New York.
John Russell & Rosamond Bernier, by whom acquired from the above circa 1975; sale, Christie’s, New York, 1 November 2005, lot 51 (sold $2,704,000).
Private collection, United States, by whom acquired in 2005.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Literature
J. Dupin & A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1999, vol. I, 1908-1930, no. 154, p. 129 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Joan Miró: Magnetic Fields, October 1972 - January 1973, no. 7, p. 84 (illustrated).
Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Ausstellung Surrealität- Bildrealität, December 1974 - February 1975, no. 236.
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Spirit of Surrealism, October - November 1979, no. 26, pp. 75 & 174 (illustrated p. 74).
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