Painting (Fratellini)
Joan Miró, Spanish, 1893 - 1983
Geography:
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1927Medium:
Oil and aqueous medium on canvasDimensions:
51 1/4 x 38 1/4 inches (130.2 x 97.2 cm) Framed: 53 3/4 x 41 x 2 3/8 inches (136.5 x 104.1 x 6 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, ParisCuratorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
1952-16-1Credit Line:
A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1927Medium:
Oil and aqueous medium on canvasDimensions:
51 1/4 x 38 1/4 inches (130.2 x 97.2 cm) Framed: 53 3/4 x 41 x 2 3/8 inches (136.5 x 104.1 x 6 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, ParisCuratorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1952-16-1Credit Line:
A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952
Label:
Painting (Fratellini) is Miró’s witty homage to the comic, grotesque performances of the Fratellini brothers, acrobatic clowns who performed at the Cirque Médrano in Paris in the 1920s to great acclaim. This painting, in which amorphous, semi-figurative shapes float in a pool of brilliant blue, exemplifies Miró’s striking use of color.
Painting (Fratellini) is Miró’s witty homage to the comic, grotesque performances of the Fratellini brothers, acrobatic clowns who performed at the Cirque Médrano in Paris in the 1920s to great acclaim. This painting, in which amorphous, semi-figurative shapes float in a pool of brilliant blue, exemplifies Miró’s striking use of color.
