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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 nuitPhillips2,920lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,277)$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. Graveur V by Joan Miró, 1984, Stamp signature recto; authenticated & signed in pencil by Emilio F. Miro verso, sold Aug 2020
    Graveur V, 1984
    Drawing
    61x45cm (sight)
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 446
    A$475≈ $340≈ £260≈ €287HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  2. La Femme des sables (The Woman of the Sands) by Joan Miró, 1959, Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Arches paper, the full sheet, sold Jul 2020
    La Femme des sables (The Woman of the Sands), 1959
    Etching · Paper · ed. HC
    S. 41 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (105.4 x 66.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    $18,750≈ £14,697≈ €16,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Le Pitre rose (The Pink Clown) by Joan Miró, 1974, Etching and aquatint in colors, on wove paper watermark Maeght, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Le Pitre rose (The Pink Clown), 1974
    Etching · Paper · ed. 42/50
    I. 45 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. (115.3 x 74.3 cm) S. 54 x 37 3/4 in. (137.2 x 95.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    $43,750≈ £34,292≈ €37,690Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. La Femme Angora (The Angora Woman) by Joan Miró, 1969, Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Arches paper, the full sheet, sold Jul 2020
    La Femme Angora (The Angora Woman), 1969
    Etching · Paper · ed. AP
    S. 41 x 27 1/4 in. (104.1 x 69.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $15,000≈ £11,757≈ €12,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Les Deux amis (The Two Friends) by Joan Miró, 1969, Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum, on Mandeure rag paper watermark Maeght, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Les Deux amis (The Two Friends), 1969
    Etching · Paper · ed. 11/75
    I. 28 1/4 x 42 in. (71.8 x 106.7 cm) S. 37 5/8 x 55 1/8 in. (95.6 x 140 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $23,750≈ £18,616≈ €20,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Femmes lune étoile by Joan Miró, 1963, Farblithografie auf Rives-Velin, sold Jul 2020
    Femmes lune étoile, 1963
    Lithograph · Paper
    49,6 × 63 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1081
    €3,500≈ $3,928≈ £3,139Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Grisebach ↗
  7. Unesco - Droits de l'homme by Joan Miró, print (other), sold Jun 2020
    Unesco - Droits de l'homme
    Print (other)
    80.0 x 60.0 cm
    Capitolium Art · · Lot 62
    €3,024≈ $3,386≈ £2,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,400View at Capitolium Art ↗
  8. Fundaciò Joan Mirò by Joan Miró, print (other), sold Jun 2020
    Fundaciò Joan Mirò
    Print (other)
    70.0 x 50.0 cm
    Capitolium Art · · Lot 63
    €2,520≈ $2,822≈ £2,299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–2,000View at Capitolium Art ↗
  9. Bronzes Exhibition by Joan Miró, 1972, Color Lithograph, sold Jun 2020
    Bronzes Exhibition, 1972
    Lithograph
    33" high x 23.75" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 28
    $2,600≈ £2,109≈ €2,319HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Aus: Journal d'un graveur by Joan Miró, 1975, Radierung auf Velin, sold Jun 2020
    Aus: Journal d'un graveur, 1975
    Etching · Paper · ed. 23/75
    50 x 42cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 72
    €645≈ $723≈ £584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Van Ham ↗
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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