Nov 07, 2002 - Sale 1950

Sale 1950 - Lot 719

Unsold
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
JOAN MIRÓ
Série I,

Color aquatint and etching, 1952. 380x455 mm; 15x18 inches, wide margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 13. Signed, dated "9/XII/52" and inscribed "épreuve d'artiste" in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Maeght, Paris. From the same titled suite. Very pale time stain. A superb, richly-inked impression with strong colors.

The plates for this set, among the most scarce color intaglio prints by the artist, were executed by Miró at Stanley W. Hayter's Atelier 17 in New York, then printed and published in Paris. Dupin 77.