Joan Miró
Composition

Composition

© Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.

Composition
Composition
ArtistSpanish, 1893–1983
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Composition
Date1930
PlaceBarcelona, Spain
MediumCharcoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 1/2 × 17 7/8 in. (62.2 × 45.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Oveta Culp Hobby
Object number92.119
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Against the Current: 20th Century Representational Art in the Collection of the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 7, 2006–September 2, 2007.

"Drawing Surrealism, 1915-1945," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, October 21, 2012–January 6, 2013; Morgan Library and Museum, New York, January 25–May 12, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in blue crayon on verso: "15/ [illegible initials]" Stamped in purple ink on verso: "DOUANE/ EXPORTATION/ PARIS [remainder illegible]"
Signed and dated in black ink on verso: "22.8.30/ Joan Miro"

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