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 nuitPhillips2,921lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,278)$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. Femme a la Colombe by Joan Miró, 1969, Color lithograph on Rives paper, sold Oct 2019
    Femme a la Colombe, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 273
    $6,250≈ £4,807≈ €5,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Le Grand Écart by Joan Miró, 1969, Color lithograph on Rives paper, sold Oct 2019
    Le Grand Écart, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 274
    $5,313≈ £4,086≈ €4,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Untitled (from Album 21) by Joan Miró, 1978, Color lithograph on Arches paper, sold Oct 2019
    Untitled (from Album 21), 1978
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 275
    $5,000≈ £3,846≈ €4,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Poster for the exhibition 'Young Artists, '73' by Joan Miró, 1973, Lithograph on Vélin d'Arches paper, sold Oct 2019
    Poster for the exhibition 'Young Artists, '73', 1973
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 276
    $3,750≈ £2,884≈ €3,356Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Poster for the exhibition 'Sobreteixims' by Joan Miró, 1973, Lithograph on Chiffon de la Dore paper, sold Oct 2019
    Poster for the exhibition 'Sobreteixims', 1973
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 277
    $1,875≈ £1,442≈ €1,678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Solidarité (Solidarity) by Joan Miró, 1938, Etching, on Montval paper, with full margins, sold Sep 2019
    Solidarité (Solidarity), 1938
    Etching · Paper · ed. 122/150
    I. 10 x 8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.) S. 22.6 x 16.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 88
    £4,000≈ $4,932≈ €4,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Daphnis et Chloé by Joan Miró, 1933, Drypoint, on Arches paper, with larger margins (Dupin calls for 32.5 x 42 cm), sold Sep 2019
    Daphnis et Chloé, 1933
    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 12/100
    I. 26.4 x 32.3 cm (10 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.) S. 45.2 x 59.2 cm (17 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    £3,000≈ $3,699≈ €3,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Oiseau migrateur (Migratory Bird): four plates by Joan Miró, 1970, Four lithographs in colours, on Japon nacré paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2019
    Oiseau migrateur (Migratory Bird): four plates, 1970
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. IX/XV
    all S. approx. 65.9 x 51 cm (25 7/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 90
    £20,000≈ $24,658≈ €22,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Grans Rupestres II (Large Cave Paintings II) by Joan Miró, 1979, Etching in colours, on Arches paper, the full sheet, sold Sep 2019
    Grans Rupestres II (Large Cave Paintings II), 1979
    Etching · Paper · ed. 16/30
    S. 88.6 x 68.2 cm (34 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 91
    £8,125≈ $10,017≈ €9,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. El Merma (The Diminutive) by Joan Miró, 1978, Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, sold Sep 2019
    El Merma (The Diminutive), 1978
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/V
    I. 94.5 x 69.3 cm (37 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.) S. 96.4 x 75 cm (37 7/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 92
    £8,750≈ $10,788≈ €9,840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
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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