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 nuitPhillips2,919lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,276)$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. Untitled from the Flux de l'Aimant portfolio by Joan Miró, 1964, drypoint and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Feb 2021
    Untitled from the Flux de l'Aimant portfolio, 1964
    Drypoint · Paper
    19 h x 23 w in (48 x 58 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 116
    $1,875≈ £1,352≈ €1,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Untitled from the Flux de l'Aimant portfolio by Joan Miró, 1964, drypoint and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Feb 2021
    Untitled from the Flux de l'Aimant portfolio, 1964
    Drypoint · Paper
    19 h x 23 w in (48 x 58 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 118
    $1,875≈ £1,352≈ €1,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Grand Palais. by Joan Miró, Lithograph, sold Feb 2021
    Grand Palais.
    Lithograph
    62.5" high x 46.5" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 71
    $400≈ £292≈ €334HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Fusees: One Plate by Joan Miró, 1959, aquatint, sold Jan 2021
    Fusees: One Plate, 1959
    Aquatint
    5.5 x 16.25 inches, sheet: 12.75 x 19.75 inches, overall (framed): 20 x 30 inches, (plate)
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 281
    $2,280≈ £1,670≈ €1,875Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  5. Untitled, plate 22 from Ubu aux Baléares (Ubu in the Balearic Islands) (M. 787; C. 146) by Joan Miró, 1971, Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, sold Jan 2021
    Untitled, plate 22 from Ubu aux Baléares (Ubu in the Balearic Islands) (M. 787; C. 146), 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 16/120
    I. 48 x 60.8 cm (18 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.) S. 50.6 x 66.1 cm (19 7/8 x 26 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 109
    £2,772≈ $3,803≈ €3,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  6. Hommage à Picasso (Homage to Picasso) (D. 565) by Joan Miró, 1972, Etching and aquatint in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheet, sold Jan 2021
    Hommage à Picasso (Homage to Picasso) (D. 565), 1972
    Etching · Paper · ed. 76/90
    S. 57 x 76.2 cm (22 1/2 x 30 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    £6,300≈ $8,642≈ €7,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Untitled, plate V from El Pi de Formentor (The Pine of Formentor) (D. 942; C. 217) by Joan Miró, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours, on Guarro paper watermarked Sala Gaspar , with full margins, sold Jan 2021
    Untitled, plate V from El Pi de Formentor (The Pine of Formentor) (D. 942; C. 217), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. HC
    I. 88.3 x 74.2 cm (34 3/4 x 29 1/4 in.) S. 104.5 x 90 cm (41 1/8 x 35 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    £6,048≈ $8,297≈ €6,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Anti-Platon (Anti-Plato) (D. 312, 317, 325-6 and 334-5; C. 77) by Joan Miró, 1962, Six etching and aquatints, on Japon nacré paper, with full margins, with accompanying justification page, sold Jan 2021
    Anti-Platon (Anti-Plato) (D. 312, 317, 325-6 and 334-5; C. 77), 1962
    Etching · Paper
    all I. various sizes all S. 33 x 26 cm (12 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    £3,528≈ $4,840≈ €3,981Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  9. Le Penseur (The Thinker) (M. 182) by Joan Miró, 1958, Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins, sold Jan 2021
    Le Penseur (The Thinker) (M. 182), 1958
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 86/100
    I. 56 x 39.7 cm (22 x 15 5/8 in.) S. 65.6 x 50 cm (25 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 113
    £2,898≈ $3,975≈ €3,270Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  10. Untitled, plate V from Llibre dels sis Sentits (Book of the Six Senses) (D. 1169; C. 252) by Joan Miró, 1981, Etching and aquatint in colours, on Guarro paper watermarked Sala Gaspar , with full margins, sold Jan 2021
    Untitled, plate V from Llibre dels sis Sentits (Book of the Six Senses) (D. 1169; C. 252), 1981
    Etching · Paper · ed. 7/50
    I. 72 x 54.3 cm (28 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.) S. 90.2 x 69.5 cm (35 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 114
    £5,670≈ $7,778≈ €6,398Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
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

1,682 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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