Printer: Arte 

Dimensions: 77 x 54 cm 

Condition: Very good 

Frame: Currently unframed

Description: Although Joan Miró is best known as a painter, sculpture became an increasingly important part of his work from the late 1940s onwards. Using found objects gathered from everyday life, he assembled playful forms that were later cast in bronze, bringing the same imagination and sense of invention to sculpture that had made his paintings so distinctive.

This original exhibition poster was published for Miró’s 1970 sculpture exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris. The gallery enjoyed a long association with the artist, exhibiting his work regularly and helping introduce it to an international audience. By then, Miró was seventy-seven and still exploring new ideas with the curiosity that had defined his career from the very beginning.

The bold black lines, brilliant colour and familiar symbols reproduced on this poster are instantly recognisable. Stars, abstract forms and playful shapes appear throughout his work, creating a visual language that is unmistakably Miró. The poster captures an artist who never stopped experimenting and whose work still feels as fresh and inventive today as it did more than half a century ago.

Artist: Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist known for his pioneering role in the development of surrealism. Born in Barcelona, he studied at the city’s School of Industrial and Fine Arts before moving to Paris in 1920, where he immersed himself in the avant-garde circles. Early influences included Fauvism and Cubism, but Miró soon developed a distinct visual language marked by bold colours, organic forms, and symbolic motifs. His work often drew on Catalan folk art, dreams, and the subconscious. Though associated with the Surrealists, he maintained a unique, independent style. Themes in his work ranged from poetry and playfulness to political resistance and cosmic introspection. From the 1920s onwards, Miró exhibited widely across Europe and the Americas, gaining international acclaim for his innovative and imaginative contributions to modern art.