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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Femme dans la nuitPhillips · Nov 2018$22,590,000≈ £17,658,094≈ €19,982,309Sign up to see
Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseauxPhillips · Nov 2019$4,580,000≈ £3,566,700≈ €4,164,772Sign up to see
Personnage et oiseauxPhillips · Nov 2023$889,000≈ £723,117≈ €828,982Sign up to see

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La Révolte des Caractères, 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 42/100
20 x 16cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 13
€2,508≈ $2,660≈ £2,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Van Ham ↗
L'Astre Du Marécage, 1967
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 60/75
104 x 72,5cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 14
€10,560≈ $11,199≈ £9,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Aus: Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 20/50
34 x 48cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 17
€3,696≈ $3,920≈ £3,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Aus: Ubu aux Baléares, 1971
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 15/120
45 x 62cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 19
€1,980≈ $2,100≈ £1,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
Jacques Dupin: Saccades, 1962
Etching · Paper · ed. 91/125
10 x 13cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 24
€660≈ $700≈ £576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Bonjour Max Ernst (Dupin 936, Cramer 215)
Etching · Paper · ed. 71/100
image size: 64 by 48cm; 89,5 by 73,5 by 3,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2023 · Lot 71
ZAR 99,663≈ $5,207≈ £4,295≈ €4,924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Le Grand Ordinateur (Dupin 503), 1969
Etching · Paper · ed. 64/75
image size: 101,5 by 64cm; sheet size: 105 by 67,5cm; 131,5 by 94,5 by 2cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2023 · Lot 72
ZAR 346,575≈ $18,109≈ £14,937≈ €17,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Les Essences de la terra (The Essences of the Earth): one plate (M. 576, see C. bks. 123), 1968
Lithograph · Paper · ed. HC
S. 19 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (49.8 x 35.9 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 193
$8,255≈ £6,757≈ €7,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
L'Issue dérobée (The Hidden Way Out): seven plates (D. 692-696, 703-704, see C. bks 187), 1974
Etching · Paper · ed. HC
all S. 12 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (32.4 x 50.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 194
$9,525≈ £7,797≈ €8,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Règne végétal (United Plant Kingdom) (D. 462), 1968
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 48/75
I. 18 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (46.7 x 34.3 cm) S. 29 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 57.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 195
$6,985≈ £5,717≈ €6,570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗

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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