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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$22,590,000≈ £17,658,094≈ €19,982,309Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFemme dans la nuitPhillips20182,918lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,275)$3.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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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 créole (The Creole) (D. 147), 1958
Etching · Paper · ed. 12/75
I. 31 x 13.4 cm (12 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.) S. 50.7 x 32.8 cm (19 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 181
£2,286≈ $2,804≈ €2,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
El innocente (The Innocent): one plate (D. 680, C. 184), 1974
Etching · Paper · ed. 5/15
I. 13 x 10.8 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.) S. 32 x 24.7 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 182
£2,413≈ $2,960≈ €2,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Ubu Roi (King Ubu): plate IX (M. 486, C. 108), 1966
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 50/75
I. 41.3 x 62.7 cm (16 1/4 x 24 5/8 in.) S. 54 x 73.5 cm (21 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 183
£5,334≈ $6,542≈ €6,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Abstrakte Komposition
Lithograph
Blattmaße ca. 37,5 x 55 cm
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 3963
€130≈ $138≈ £113HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Femme et oiseaux, 1972
Sculpture
14¾ h x 14 dia in (37 x 36 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 133
$35,280≈ £28,299≈ €32,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Le Lezard Aux Plumes D'or, Pl.16
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 17/50
13.75" h x 19.5" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 10, 2023 · Lot 36
$1,300≈ £1,038≈ €1,212HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Poster for Miró, Louisiana, Humlebæk, 1974
Lithograph · Paper
29½ h x 21½ w in (75 x 55 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 7, 2023 · Lot 281
$2,772≈ £2,223≈ €2,588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Les Voyants (The Seers): plate I (M. 661), 1970
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 53/75
S. 26 x 20 1/4 in. (66 x 51.4 cm)
Phillips · Sep 6, 2023 · Lot 34
$12,065≈ £9,601≈ €11,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Sin título, [1981]
Lithograph · Paper · ed. HC
Tamaño de la imagen: 31 x 24.5 cm
Bogotá Auctions · Aug 31, 2023 · Lot 25
COP 15,000,000HammerSign up free to seeEst. COP 5,000,000–8,000,000View at Bogotá Auctions ↗
Femme et oiseau devant la lune, 1947
Etching · ed. 201/300
8" x 9 7/8"
Barridoff Auctions · Aug 19, 2023 · Lot 187
$2,200≈ £1,731≈ €2,024HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Barridoff Auctions ↗

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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

1,682 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 dated37
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