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Joan Miró

Spanish · 1893–1983 · Painter, Printmaker

Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist from Spain. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joan Miró, Femme dans la nuit, oil on canvasFemme dans la nuitPhillips · $22,590,000≈ £17,658,094≈ €19,982,309Sign up to see
  2. Joan Miró, Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseaux, 1952, oil on canvasPaysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseauxPhillips · $4,580,000≈ £3,566,700≈ €4,164,772Sign up to see
  3. Joan Miró, Personnage et oiseaux, oil on boardPersonnage et oiseauxPhillips · $889,000≈ £723,117≈ €828,982Sign up to see

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  1. Joan Miró, Le naufragé (The Shipwrecked), from People of the Sea (D. 1278), 1990, Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    Le naufragé (The Shipwrecked), from People of the Sea (D. 1278), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 17/60
    I. 69 x 44 cm (27 1/8 x 17 3/8 in.) S. 96 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    HK$16,510≈ $2,122≈ £1,639≈ €1,966Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Joan Miró, La mangeuse de crabes (The Woman Crab-Eater), from People of the Sea (D. 1276), 1990, Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on Rives paper, with full margins
    La mangeuse de crabes (The Woman Crab-Eater), from People of the Sea (D. 1276), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 14/60
    I. 68.3 x 53.9 cm (26 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.) S. 95.9 x 75.5 cm (37 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 38
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Joan Miró, La possédée de Calamayor (The Possessed of Calamayor), from People of the Sea (D. 1282), 1990, Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    La possédée de Calamayor (The Possessed of Calamayor), from People of the Sea (D. 1282), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 17/60
    I. 68 x 54 cm (26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.) S. 96 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Joan Miró, La môme crevette (The Little Shrimp), from People of the Sea (D. 1285), 1990, Aquatint and drypoint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    La môme crevette (The Little Shrimp), from People of the Sea (D. 1285), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 26/60
    I. 68 x 54 cm (26 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.) S. 95.8 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Joan Miró, Mousse dans les cordages (Cabin-Boy in the Rigging), from People of the Sea (D. 1286), 1990, Etching and aquatint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    Mousse dans les cordages (Cabin-Boy in the Rigging), from People of the Sea (D. 1286), 1990
    Etching · Paper · ed. 19/60
    I. 69.5 x 43.5 cm (27 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.) S. 96 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Joan Miró, À l'abordage (Ready to Board), from People of the Sea (D. 1287), 1990, Aquatint and drypoint in colours with carborundum, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    À l'abordage (Ready to Board), from People of the Sea (D. 1287), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 21/60
    I. 68 x 53.5 cm (26 3/4 x 21 1/8 in.) S. 96 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Joan Miró, Le gardien de phare (The Lighthouse Keeper), from People of the Sea (D. 1275), 1990, Aquatint in colours with carborundum, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Le gardien de phare (The Lighthouse Keeper), from People of the Sea (D. 1275), 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 4/60
    I. 69.5 x 43.5 cm (27 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.) S. 96 x 75 cm (37 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    HK$15,240≈ $1,959≈ £1,512≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Joan Miró, Plate II, de Oda a Joan Miró, 1973, Litografía 70 / 75
    Plate II, de Oda a Joan Miró, 1973
    Lithograph · ed. 70/75
    87 x 60 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 230
    MX$55,000≈ $2,710≈ £2,094≈ €2,513HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$60,000–90,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  9. Joan Miró, Fotoscop, 1974, Farblithografie auf Guarro
    Fotoscop, 1974
    Lithograph · ed. 35/100
    19 x 38cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 10
    €1,848≈ $1,994≈ £1,545Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Joan Miró, Colombine Effarouchée, 1980, Farblithografie auf Bütten
    Colombine Effarouchée, 1980
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 28/50
    72 x 56cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 11
    €3,432≈ $3,702≈ £2,870Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Also offered, result not published (318)

Lots by Joan Miró that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Joan Miró signature

1,681 catalogued lots by Joan Miró record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right251
  • in the plate55
  • in the margin21
  • along the bottom17
  • on the reverse16
  • lower left12

Form

  • signed1,481
  • signed in pencil146
  • signed and dated36
  • stamped signature9
  • monogrammed5
  • initialled4
  • Signed and dated “Miró 1950” on the reverse — Sans titre, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed lower right in pencil: Miro; editioned lower left; inscribed verso with unknown catalogue number: 147730.0005 (concealed) — Les Perseides (The Perseides): Plate 3, Leonard Joel, Apr 22, 2026
  • Incised with the artist's signature, number and stamped with the foundry mark 'Miró 2/6 Parellada' lower part — Tête de barbare, Phillips, Apr 16, 2026

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About Joan Miró

In museum collections

  • Joan Miró, Miró WallMiró Wall, 1979
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Joan Miró, FemmeFemme, 1981
    Barcelona City Council · Public domain
  • Joan Miró, Miró's ChicagoMiró's Chicago, 1981
    Chicago · Public domain
  • Joan Miró, Wall of the Barcelona AirportWall of the Barcelona Airport, 1970
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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