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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 nuitPhillips3,050lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,378)$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 Pitre rose (Pink Clown) by Joan Miró, 1974, Etching and aquatint in colors, on wove paper watermarked Maeght, with full margins, sold Oct 2018
    Le Pitre rose (Pink Clown), 1974
    Etching · Paper · ed. 4/50
    I. 45 1/2 x 29 3/8 in. (115.6 x 74.6 cm) S. 54 1/8 x 37 3/4 in. (137.5 x 95.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    $43,750≈ £33,371≈ €37,944Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Le Vieil Irlandais (The Old Irishman) by Joan Miró, 1969, Etching and aquatint with carborundum in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2018
    Le Vieil Irlandais (The Old Irishman), 1969
    Etching · Paper · ed. 6/75
    S. 42 x 27 3/4 in. (106.7 x 70.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    $18,750≈ £14,302≈ €16,262Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Derriere Le Miroir: L'Oiseau Solaire L'Oiseau Lunaire, Etincelles by Joan Miró, sold Oct 2018
    Derriere Le Miroir: L'Oiseau Solaire L'Oiseau Lunaire, Etincelles
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 133
    $850≈ £652≈ €739HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Jeune Fille au Long Cou by Joan Miró, 1981, bronze with a bronze and light grey-green patina, sold Oct 2018
    Jeune Fille au Long Cou, 1981
    Sculpture · ed. 3/6
    64.3 x 17 x 14.5 cm (25 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    £112,500≈ $146,081≈ €127,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Femme sur la place d'un cimetìere by Joan Miró, 1981, bronze with a green gold patina, sold Oct 2018
    Femme sur la place d'un cimetìere, 1981
    Sculpture · ed. 1/1
    59.5 x 58.3 x 50.7 cm (23 3/8 x 22 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    £125,000≈ $162,313≈ €141,117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Cartones' (Poster for the Exhibition at Galerie Maeght) by Joan Miró, colour lithograph, sold Oct 2018
    Cartones' (Poster for the Exhibition at Galerie Maeght)
    Lithograph
    65.5cm x 49cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 161
    £90≈ $117≈ €101HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  7. Lithograph (for Pasadena Art Museum) by Joan Miró, 1969, Lithograph on Arches paper, sold Sep 2018
    Lithograph (for Pasadena Art Museum), 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 112
    $3,750≈ £2,878≈ €3,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Page (from Oiseau Solaire, Oiseau Lunaire, Étincelles) by Joan Miró, 1967, Lithograph on Arches paper, sold Sep 2018
    Page (from Oiseau Solaire, Oiseau Lunaire, Étincelles), 1967
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 113
    $1,563≈ £1,200≈ €1,347Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Wall-hanging tapestry by Joan Miró, Spain / USA, sold Sep 2018
    Wall-hanging tapestryAfter the artist
    Spain / USA
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 1209
    $6,250≈ £4,749≈ €5,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Wall-hanging tapestry by Joan Miró, Spain / USA, sold Sep 2018
    Wall-hanging tapestryAfter the artist
    Spain / USA
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 1210
    $7,500≈ £5,699≈ €6,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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Joan Miró signature

1,754 catalogued lots by Joan Miró record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (68% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right281
  • in the plate55
  • in the margin23
  • on the reverse20
  • along the bottom17
  • lower left12

Form

  • signed1,534
  • signed in pencil160
  • signed and dated38
  • stamped signature9
  • initialled7
  • monogrammed6
  • 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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