Joan Miró
Femme et oiseau devant la lune (Woman and Bird by Moonlight)

Femme et oiseau devant la lune (Woman and Bird by Moonlight)

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

Femme et oiseau devant la lune (Woman and Bird by Moonlight)
Femme et oiseau devant la lune (Woman and Bird by Moonlight)
ArtistSpanish, 1893–1983
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Femme et oiseau devant la lune (Woman and Bird by Moonlight)
  • from the portfolio Laurels, Number 1
Date1947
Printed inNew York City, New York, United States
Published inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumEtching and aquatint on wove paper, edition 166/300
DimensionsPlate: 4 3/8 × 5 13/16 in. (11.2 × 14.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 10 in. (22.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Ida Kirkland Mullen Memorial Library Collection
Object number51.30
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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Art of Exaggeration," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 1—September 23, 2012.

“Stanley William Hayter, Master Printmaker,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 16—June 12, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower left: 166/300
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Miro. [underlined] / 1947
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, left top edge: etching
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, left bottom edge: 1639-1
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Miro. [underlined] / 1947
Catalogue raisonnéDupin 51

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