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L’homme au balancier

Joan Miro

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Spanish (1893–1983)

Date: 1969
Aquatint, Etching and Carborundum, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 75, HC
Size: 26.75 x 19.63 in. (67.95 x 49.85 cm)
Frame Size: 38 x 30 inches
Printer: Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris
Publisher: Maeght, Paris
Reference: Figure 507, page 155 in "Miro Engravings Vol. 2 (1961-1973) by Jacques Dupin

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about L’homme au balancier

A hand-signed etching, aquatint and carborundum on Pearl Japon paper by Modern master, Joan Miro.

The title "L'homme au Balancier" translates to the "Man with the Pendulum". The etching is in its original silver frame. Printed and published by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris in an edition of 75. This example is an 'HC' "Hors d'Commerce aside from the numbered edition and is referenced in the Catalogue Raisonne for etchings as below. Reference: Figure 507, page 155 in "Miro Engravings Vol. 2 (1961-1973) by Jacques Dupin

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About The Artist: Joan Miro

Joan Miró Ferra was born April 20, 1893, in Barcelona. At the age of 14, he went to business school in Barcelona and also attended La Lonja’s Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales y Bellas Artes in the same city. Upon completing three years of art studies, he took a position as a clerk. After suffering a nervous breakdown, he abandoned business and resumed his art studies, attending Francesc Galí’s Escola d’Art...

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About The Medium: Aquatint

An etching process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material (like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash.

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