Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, 1957 Start Price USD 18,000.00 Current Price USD 18,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, June 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Miro, Miró, Joan, Signed Color Lithograph, 1957' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Mur de la lune (Moon Wall), 1957Artist: Miro, JoanMedium: Original Color LithographImage Size: 9 1/2 in x 9 in (74 1/2 cm x 23 cm)Sheet Size: 34 1/2 in x 22 3/4 in (88 cm x 54 1/2 cm)Framed Size: 50 1/2 in x 33 1/2 in (128.27 cm x 85.09 cm)Signature: Hand signed by Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) in pencil in the lower right marginEdition: Numbered 202/300 in pencil in the lower left margin. Created after an original ceramic wall mural for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, 1957Condition: This work is in excellent condition with 2 horizontal marginal folds about 7" away from image.  Description:One can only imagine the monumentality and grandeur of the ceramic mural featured on the building of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Successfully translating its whimsical beauty and surrealist elegance, both Joan Miró and his friends at Galerie Maeght created an edition of 300 lithographs of the piece. Of creating large-scale murals, Miró writes: "Mural art is the very opposite of solitary creation… While one must preserve one's personality, one must also commit it deeply to the collective aspect of the work" (as cited in Dupin, p. 474) . Mur de la lune features a controlled intensity and vibrance unlike any other mural by Miró. He creates an anchoring checkboard-like composition of red and black rectangular shapes along the bottom margin, alluding to a lightness and expanse of space above. His iconic starburst is included in the center as is, of course, the crescent moon. Created in 1957, this original color lithograph is based on an original ceramic wall mural by Joan Miró made especially for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, this work features the embossed Galerie Maeght blindstamp in the lower left. Printed on BFK Rives watermarked paper, the work is numbered 202/300 in pencil in the lower left margin Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) : 1. Dupin, Jacques. Joan Miró, Life and Work, Harry Abrams, Inc. Publishers: New York. Illustrated on pg. 471 and detailed on pgs. 473-7. About the Framing:Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is float mounted on archival white linen in a monumental Spanish-style gold and black frame. The sculptural details of the moulding compliment the organic elements in this piece. The contrasting tones of the moulding accentuate and enhance the lights and darks of this work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Style: 20th Century Modern Master, Surrealism Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. 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