Tête et oiseau, Joan Miró

Property from a New York Charitable Family Trust
Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
Tête et oiseau

signed Miró, stamped with the foundry mark Scuderi Cire Perdue and numbered 2/2
bronze
Height: 48.3cm., 19in.

Conceived and cast in 1971 in a edition of 3, numbered 0/2 - 2/2, plus one nominative version cast in 1973.

Condition Report:
Dark brown patina. Very light surface dust and some minor accretions. Some very minor rubbing to the extremities of the bronze. At the back of the inherent base there are a couple very minor spots of patina loss. In the lower register of the reverse of the bonze figure, there are two nail head-sized areas of oxidation to the patina .The sculpture is in overall very good condition.

Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.

Provenance:
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Waddington Galleries, London
The Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1984