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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Le Marteau sans maître (The Hammer Without a Master): plate 6 (D. 949, see C. bks 216), 1976
Etching · Paper
I. 11 1/8 x 9 in. (28.3 x 22.9 cm) S. 17 1/4 x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 149
$4,410≈ £3,386≈ €4,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
cover for Maîtres-Graveurs Contemporains (Contemporary Master Engravers) (M. 682, C. bks 132), 1970
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
I. 9 x 11 7/8 in. (22.9 x 30.2 cm) S. 17 5/8 x 15 3/5 in. (44.8 x 39.6 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 150
$3,780≈ £2,903≈ €3,499Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
La Mélodie acide (The Acid Melody): plate 10 (M. 1221, see C. bks. 248), 1980
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 6/20
I. 8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 15.9 cm) S. 13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34 x 25.7 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 151
$4,032≈ £3,096≈ €3,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
Passage de L’Egyptienne (Passage of the Egyptian Woman): plate 5 (D. 1186, see C. bks 257), 1985
Etching · Paper · ed. 3/25
S. 23 5/8 x 16 1/2 in. (60 x 41.9 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 152
$3,024≈ £2,322≈ €2,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
El Innocente (The Innocent): plate 8 (D. 683, see C. bks 184), 1974
Etching · Paper · ed. 34/45
I. 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. (13.3 x 11.1 cm) S. 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (32.1 x 24.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 153
$6,048≈ £4,644≈ €5,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Album 21: one plate (M. 1130, see C. bks 241), 1978
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 10/75
S. 25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.1 x 50.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 154
$4,788≈ £3,677≈ €4,432Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
Sans le soleil, malgré les autres astres, il ferait nuit, Héraclite d'Éphèse (Without the Sun, Despite the Other Stars, it Would be Night, by Heraclitus of Ephesus) (D. 398-409, C. bks 98), 1965
Etching · Paper · ed. 6/25
all I. various sizes all S. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2 cm) portfolio 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (34.3 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 2
$20,160≈ £15,480≈ €18,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Spirale et Miranda, 1979
Toomey & Co. · Apr 7, 2022 · Lot 596
$4,063≈ £3,106≈ €3,722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled
Etching · Paper · ed. HC
Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 240
£1,300≈ $1,708≈ €1,557HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Sworders ↗
Star Scene
Lithograph
19.25" high x 25.25" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 3, 2022 · Lot 79
$800≈ £610≈ €727HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗

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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