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 nuitPhillips2,923lots offered1995–2026years recorded88%sold (2,280)$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 Reveil au petit jour (Plate XIV from the Constellations portfolio) by Joan Miró, 1959, pochoirs on Arches wove paper, sold Jun 2016
    Le Reveil au petit jour (Plate XIV from the Constellations portfolio), 1959
    Print (other) · Paper
    17 h x 14 w in (43 x 36 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 192
    $3,556≈ £2,392≈ €3,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Le prince au chapeau de fer by Joan Miró, 1975, Lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2016
    Le prince au chapeau de fer, 1975
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 50
    69 x 55.8 cm (27.1 x 21.9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 137
    €6,000≈ $6,806≈ £4,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  3. Femme-Oiseau II by Joan Miró, 1960, Etching and aquatint in colors, sold Jun 2016
    Femme-Oiseau II, 1960
    Etching · ed. edition of 90
    34.5 x 46.5 cm (13.5 x 18.3 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 138
    €4,750≈ $5,388≈ £3,726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  4. Oda a Joan Miró by Joan Miró, 1973, Lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2016
    Oda a Joan Miró, 1973
    Lithograph · ed. H.C.
    88 x 58.5 cm (34.6 x 23 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 139
    €5,000≈ $5,672≈ £3,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Souris rouge à la mantille (Red Mouse in Mantilla) by Joan Miró, 1975, Aquatint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins (deckle on two sides),, sold Jun 2016
    Souris rouge à la mantille (Red Mouse in Mantilla), 1975
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 7/50
    I. 114.7 x 73.7 cm (45 1/8 x 29 in.) S. 137.9 x 95.2 cm (54 1/4 x 37 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    £11,250≈ $16,269≈ €14,342Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. A toute épreuve (Paul Éluard) by Joan Miró, 1958, Colour woodcut on laid paper with watermark "1326 RICHARD DE BAS", sold Jun 2016
    A toute épreuve (Paul Éluard), 1958
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 23/30
    14 x 28 cm (47.5 x 36.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 441
    €6,200≈ $6,915≈ £4,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. La Captive by Joan Miró, 1969, Colour aquatint etching and carborundum on wove paper, sold Jun 2016
    La Captive, 1969
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 35/50
    92.5 x 70.8 cm (93.8 x 72.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 442
    €9,920≈ $11,065≈ £7,667Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Hommage à Joan Prat by Joan Miró, 1971, Colour lithograph on wove paper, sold Jun 2016
    Hommage à Joan Prat, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 18/75
    54.5 x 74.7 cm (65 x 84.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 443
    €4,960≈ $5,532≈ £3,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Pour Paul Éluard by Joan Miró, 1973, Colour aquatint etching on wove paper with watermark "Arches", sold Jun 2016
    Pour Paul Éluard, 1973
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 71/100
    62.2 x 50.3 cm (65.8 x 50.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 444
    €4,960≈ $5,532≈ £3,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  10. L'avaleur de sabre lune by Joan Miró, Farbige Aquatintaradierung auf Tuschlavierung auf ARCHES FRANCE (Wasserzeichen), sold Jun 2016
    L'avaleur de sabre lune
    Aquatint · Paper
    68 x 54,7cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 479
    €5,547≈ $6,198≈ £4,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Van Ham ↗
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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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