Composition for Album 21 by Joàn Miró, 1893-1983

Joàn Miró, 1893-1983
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Composition for Album 21

Original lithograph in five colours. 1978. Signed in pencil. Inscribed in pencil as E.A. (Epreuve d'Artiste -Artist's Proof). Apart from the issued edition of 90 impressions (75 plus 15). Printed at the studio of Mourlot, Paris 1978. Issued by Maeght Editeurs, Paris 1978 in the series 'Album 21'.
Ref: Mourlot - Miro Lithographs no 1146.

Excellent strong impression with fresh unfaded colours. On pale cream Arches paper. Excellent condition. Full margins. Printed virtually to the full sheet size, as issued. Sheet: 25 1/2 x 19 3/4ins (648x500mm)

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In the last decade of his career Miro reverted in his style of drawing, and in his lithographs, to a combination of strokes in a broad greasy richly coloured chalk linked to areas of flat brush stroke. It was a style that he had used, in a slightly different form, in the late 1950?s and early ?60?s, and it reflects his renewed enthusiasm for a lighter and more freely-moving imagery. It is typical of his constant enthusiasm for printmaking as a creative medium that he should have continued look for new styles of expression.

The best known series of Miro?s lithography in this late period is the group of works that he drew under the title of ?Album 21?. The study above is typical of the best of these works. It has the strong vibrant use of colour and the quality of constant movement which are the elements which make these works so very visually appealing.