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JOAN MIRÓ Paysage Meurtrier.
Etching and aquatint, 1938. 110x78 mm; 4 1/4x3 inches, wide margins. Signed and numbered 15/30 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Pierre Loeb, Paris, and Pierre Matisse, New York. A very good, richly-inked impression of this extremely scarce, early etching.
According to the Guggenheim Museum, New York, which holds a significant collection of Miró's (1893-1983) early work, "In 1920 Miró made his first trip to Paris, where he met Pablo Picasso. From this time, Miró divided his time between Paris and Montroig, Spain. In Paris he associated with the poets Max Jacob, Pierre Reverdy, and Tristan Tzara and participated in Dada activities. Dalmau organized Miró's first solo show in Paris, at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921. His work was included in the Salon d'Automne of 1923. In 1924 Miró joined the Surrealist group. His solo show at the Galerie Pierre, Paris, in 1925 was a major Surrealist event; Miró was included in the first Surrealist exhibition at the Galerie Pierre that same year. He visited the Netherlands in 1928 and began a series of paintings inspired by Dutch masters. That year he also executed his first papiers collés (pasted papers) and collages. In 1929 he started his experiments in lithography, and his first etchings date from 1933. During the early 1930s he made Surrealist sculptures incorporating painted stones and found objects. In 1936 Miró left Spain because of the civil war; he returned in 1941. Also in 1936 Miró was included in the exhibitions Cubism and Abstract Art and Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The following year he was commissioned to create a monumental work for the Paris World's Fair." Dupin 30.
