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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 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. Dessin pour "L'enfance d'Ubu" (Putaine) by Joan Miró, 1953, Brush and India ink and coloured wax crayons on wove paper, offered Jun 2018
    Dessin pour "L'enfance d'Ubu" (Putaine), 1953
    Drawing · Paper
    32.7 x 50.2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 279
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–40,000View at Lempertz ↗
  2. L’Invitée du Dimanche III (Sunday Guest III) by Joan Miró, 1969, Etching in colours, on Arches 80 paper, with full margins, offered Jan 2018
    L’Invitée du Dimanche III (Sunday Guest III), 1969
    Etching · Paper · ed. 7/75
    I. 59.6 x 99 cm (23 1/2 x 38 7/8 in.) S. 80 x 121.3 cm (31 1/2 x 47 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Homage to Picasso by Joan Miró, lithograph, 35/90, offered Dec 2017
    Homage to Picasso
    Lithograph · ed. 35/90
    560 x 750mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 199
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$3,000–5,000View at Art+Object ↗
  4. Gaudí XIX by Joan Miró, 1979, Colour etching and carborundum on Velin d'Arches, offered Dec 2017
    Gaudí XIX, 1979
    Etching · Paper · ed. 36/50
    68 x 92 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 439
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Untitled by Joan Miró, 1976, felt-tip on paper, offered Jun 2017
    Untitled, 1976
    felt-tip on paper · Paper
    29.5 × 20.2 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 0285
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–12,000View at im Kinsky ↗
  6. Ruthven Todd Album, Poem for Diane Bouchard: three impressions by Joan Miró, 1947, Three aquatints in colors (one with unique manuscript engraving), on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, offered Apr 2017
    Ruthven Todd Album, Poem for Diane Bouchard: three impressions, 1947
    Aquatint · Paper
    all I. 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17 cm) two S. approx. 14 7/8 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm) one S. 12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (32.7 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 121
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Ruthven Todd Album, Joan Miró poem: two impressions by Joan Miró, 1947, Two aquatints, on wove paper, with full margins, offered Apr 2017
    Ruthven Todd Album, Joan Miró poem: two impressions, 1947
    Aquatint · Paper
    both I. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (28.5 x 21 cm) one S. 15 1/8 x 11 in. (38.5 x 28 cm) one S. 12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (33 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. André Pieyre de Mandiargues. Passage de L'Égyptienne by Joan Miró, 1979/1985, Portfolio. 8 colour aquatint etchings and 1 etching, on firm wove paper with watermark "BFK RIVES FRANCE" From, offered Dec 2016
    André Pieyre de Mandiargues. Passage de L'Égyptienne, 1979/1985
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 89/115
    21.6 x 18.4 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 321
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. L'air by Joan Miró, 1937, lithograph a colori, offered Nov 2016
    L'air, 1937
    Lithograph
    35,2x26,3 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Farsettiarte ↗
  10. L'invité du dimanche II by Joan Miró, 1969, etching a colori, offered Nov 2016
    L'invité du dimanche II, 1969
    Etching
    59,5x99 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500View at Farsettiarte ↗
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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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