Modern and Contemporary Art Painting Made in Barcelona, Spain, Europe1933 Joan Miró, Spanish, 1893 - 1983 Oil and aqueous medium on canvas * Gallery 48, Modern and Contemporary Art, ground floor 1952-61-85 A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952 |
LabelJoan Miró utilized a variety of inventive strategies to fuel his creative process. This painting, in spite of its large scale and soft, biomorphic shapes, was based on a collage that the artist made by piecing together printed illustrations of drain pipes, propellers, and other industrial objects. Seventeen similar pairs of paintings and collages exist, each a compelling exploration of the intricate relationship between mass-produced and unique images.ProvenanceWith Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, by December 1933; sold to A. E. Gallatin, New York, January 11, 1935 [1]; bequest to PMA, 1952. 1. The Matisse Gallery stockbook, 1931-1942 records the sale of the painting, entitled "Composition", stock no. 288, to Gallatin on this date (Pierre Matisse Gallery Archives, The Morgan Library, New York, Box 171, file 34). The official date of the Matisse Gallery's purchase from Miró is listed as January 11, 1935, also; however, Carolyn Lanchner gives the acquisition date as c. December 1933, based on the fact that the Matisse Gallery exhibited the work at that time (see Lanchner, Joan Miró [exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York], New York, 1993, no. 106).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
