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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. Le Caissier (The Cashier) by Joan Miró, 1969, Etching and aquatint with carborundum in colors, on Mandeure rag paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2020
    Le Caissier (The Cashier), 1969
    Etching · Paper · ed. 41/75
    S. 35 5/8 x 27 in. (90.5 x 68.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    $44,100≈ £33,677≈ €37,306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. El Pi de Formentor (The Pine of Formentor): plate 6 by Joan Miró, 1976, Etching and aquatint with embossing in colors, on Guarro paper watermark Sala Gaspar, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    El Pi de Formentor (The Pine of Formentor): plate 6, 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 32/50
    I. 36 3/4 x 31 3/8 in. (93.3 x 79.7 cm) S. 41 3/8 x 35 3/8 in. (105.1 x 89.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 69
    $6,300≈ £4,811≈ €5,329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Journal d'un graveur (Diary of an Engraver): one plate by Joan Miró, 1975, Etching and aquatint in colours, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2020
    Journal d'un graveur (Diary of an Engraver): one plate, 1975
    Etching · Paper · ed. 11/75
    S. 56.8 x 44.5 cm (22 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 70
    $5,670≈ £4,330≈ €4,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Ubu aux Baleares (Ubu in the Balearic Islands): plate 15 by Joan Miró, 1971, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Ubu aux Baleares (Ubu in the Balearic Islands): plate 15, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/120
    I. 18 1/2 x 25 in. (47 x 63.5 cm) S. 19 7/8 x 26 in. (50.5 x 66 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 71
    $5,670≈ £4,330≈ €4,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Terre atteinte et soleil intact (Earth Affected and Sun Intact) by Joan Miró, 1973, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches watermark Maeght, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Terre atteinte et soleil intact (Earth Affected and Sun Intact), 1973
    Etching · Paper · ed. 16/50
    I. 27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm) S. 36 x 25 in. (91.4 x 63.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 72
    $13,860≈ £10,584≈ €11,725Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (Wonders with Acrostic Variations in Miró's Garden): plates 2; 4 and 12 by Joan Miró, 1975, Three lithographs in colors, on Arches and Japan paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (Wonders with Acrostic Variations in Miró's Garden): plates 2; 4 and 12, 1975
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 24/75
    all I. various sizes all S. 29 1/2 x 20 7/8 in. (74.9 x 53 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    $16,380≈ £12,509≈ €13,857Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Cahier d'ombres (Shadow Notebook) by Joan Miró, 1971, The complete set of four lithographs in colors (one a double page in black for the cover), with text by Philippe Denis, , sold Oct 2020
    Cahier d'ombres (Shadow Notebook), 1971
    Lithograph · Linen
    12 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (31.4 x 24.4 x 2.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 74
    $6,048≈ £4,619≈ €5,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Série Mallorca (Mallorca Series): plate 5 by Joan Miró, 1973, Etching and aquatint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Série Mallorca (Mallorca Series): plate 5, 1973
    Etching · Paper · ed. 24/50
    I. 21 3/4 x 27 5/8 in. (55.2 x 70.2 cm) S. 28 1/2 x 35 in. (72.4 x 88.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 75
    $4,788≈ £3,656≈ €4,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Le Porteur d'eau II (The Water Carrier II) by Joan Miró, 1962, Aquatint with embossing in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2020
    Le Porteur d'eau II (The Water Carrier II), 1962
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 51/75
    S. 22 x 29 1/2 in. (55.9 x 74.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    $3,780≈ £2,887≈ €3,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Signes et météores (Signs and Meteors) by Joan Miró, 1958, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2020
    Signes et météores (Signs and Meteors), 1958
    Lithograph · Paper
    I. 17 x 19 in. (43.2 x 48.3 cm) S. 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (49.5 x 64.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    $6,930≈ £5,292≈ €5,862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
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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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