Joan Miró, Object of Sunset

Joan Miró

Spanish · 1893–1983 · Painter, Printmaker

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

$22,590,000≈ £17,658,094≈ €19,982,309Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFemme dans la nuitPhillips2,918lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,275)$3.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Femme dans la nuit by Joan Miró, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2018Femme dans la nuitPhillips · $22,590,000≈ £17,658,094≈ €19,982,309Sign up to see
  2. Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseaux by Joan Miró, 1952, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2019Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseauxPhillips · $4,580,000≈ £3,566,700≈ €4,164,772Sign up to see
  3. Personnage et oiseaux by Joan Miró, oil on board, sold Nov 2023Personnage et oiseauxPhillips · $889,000≈ £723,117≈ €828,982Sign up to see

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  1. Les Grandes manœuvres (The Great Maneuvers) (D. 575) by Joan Miró, 1973, Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Arches paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2021
    Les Grandes manœuvres (The Great Maneuvers) (D. 575), 1973
    Etching · Paper · ed. 15/50
    S. 54 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (138.4 x 59.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $40,320≈ £29,154≈ €34,595Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Femme aux bijoux (Woman with Jewelry) (D. 452) by Joan Miró, 1968, Aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Mandeure rag paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2021
    Femme aux bijoux (Woman with Jewelry) (D. 452), 1968
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 54/75
    I. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (47 x 34.3 cm) S. 29 5/8 x 23 in. (75.2 x 58.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    $15,120≈ £10,933≈ €12,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Série Barcelona (Barcelona Series): Barcelona 9 (D. 600, see C. bks 173) by Joan Miró, 1973, Etching, engraving, and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Guarro paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2021
    Série Barcelona (Barcelona Series): Barcelona 9 (D. 600, see C. bks 173), 1973
    Etching · Paper · ed. HC
    S. 41 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (105.1 x 70.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    $21,420≈ £15,488≈ €18,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Figure en état de métamorphose (Figure in a State of Metamorphosis) by Joan Miró, 1936, gouache and India ink on paper, sold Oct 2021
    Figure en état de métamorphose (Figure in a State of Metamorphosis), 1936
    Gouache · Paper
    41.4 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    £163,800≈ $224,586≈ €193,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £180,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. L'Été by Joan Miró, 1938, lithograph in colors, sold Oct 2021
    L'Été, 1938
    Lithograph
    13¾ h x 10 w in (35 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 100
    $1,875≈ £1,377≈ €1,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Oiseau devant le soleil by Joan Miró, 1961, lithograph in colors on black wove paper, sold Oct 2021
    Oiseau devant le soleil, 1961
    Lithograph · Paper
    32 h x 14½ w in (81 x 37 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 102
    $4,750≈ £3,488≈ €4,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Grand Palais by Joan Miró, 1974, lithograph in colors, sold Oct 2021
    Grand Palais, 1974
    Lithograph
    27 h x 20½ w in (69 x 52 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 104
    $2,750≈ £2,019≈ €2,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Plate 8 (from the Barcelona Miró 1972-73 portfolio) by Joan Miró, c. 1972-73, etching, aquatint and carborundum in colors on Guarro, sold Oct 2021
    Plate 8 (from the Barcelona Miró 1972-73 portfolio), c. 1972-73
    Etching
    40¾ h x 27⅛ w in (104 x 69 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 106
    $22,500≈ £16,521≈ €19,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. La Magie Quotidienne by Joan Miró, 1968, etching and aquatint in colors on Rives, sold Oct 2021
    La Magie Quotidienne, 1968
    Etching · Paper
    13 h x 20 w in (33 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 107
    $4,000≈ £2,937≈ €3,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Centennaire pour l'imprimerie Mourlot by Joan Miró, 1953, lithograph in colors on Arches, sold Oct 2021
    Centennaire pour l'imprimerie Mourlot, 1953
    Lithograph · Paper
    19⅞ h x 26 w in (50 x 66 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 108
    $18,750≈ £13,768≈ €16,217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (318)

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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

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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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