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TITLE: Miro Sculptures
A detailed photographic and descriptive presentation of 237 sculptures by Miro with text in French and two original lithographs.by Alain Jouffrey, Joan Teixidor
DESCRIPTION
Sculptures are an essential part of Miro's work. This book describes and catalogs 237 of his art objects with index and bibliography and includes two double-page colour original lithographs. All text is in French.
Maeght Editeur, Paris, 1973, Hardcover in Dustjacket, First Edition
- Price: $265.00 ($CAD)
- Stock ID: MIR173bs
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
- Title: Miro Sculptures
- Credits:
Alain Jouffrey & Joan Teixidor (text, in French), Joan Miro (sculptures, as pictured, plus two original lithographs)
- Language: French
- Publisher: Maeght Editeur Paris
- Publication Date: 1973
- Edition: First Edition
- ISBN: not stated
- Format: Hardcover in dustjacket, Square, Med-Large
- Binding: Hardcover, dark blue linen on boards with title and credits in silver lettering on front and spine
- Condition:
Fine/ Like New condition with clean pages throughout
- Dustjacket: Very Good - illustrated front cover, dustjacket paper shows minor evidence of handling and rubbing from shelfware; back of dustcover is white and around the edges it shows area of yellow shadowing from age
- Illustrations: profusely illustrated throughout with B/W and Colour photographs, many full-page; contains two double-page, full-colour lithographs, signed in the plate
- Pages: 210 pages, white endpapers
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 11.13 x 11.37 x .75 inches | 28.25 x 29 x 2 cm
- Weight: 3 lb 13.5 oz | 1754 grams
SYNOPSIS
MIRO SCULPTURES
Contents include (all text is in French):
- p.2 The artist, Joan Miro, a full page B/W photographic portrait
p.3 Title page
p.4 Full page B/W illustration of an abstract print
p.5 Preface
pp.6-12 B/W photographs of Miro’s sculptural objects
p.13-14 full page colour photographs ofsculptural objects
pp.15-180 French text begins: “What does the painter do when he’s not painting? Does he sculpt? He works in three dimensions…” and continues, the analysis interspersed with dozens of B/W and colour photographs of hundreds of works by Miro
pp.181-187 Timeline of biographical notes, major exhibitions, films
pp.188-191 B/W photos of the artist in his studio
pp. 192-207, Index of 237 sculptures
p. 208 credits: Photography and Publishing
p. 209 Depot legal (Copyright) 1973, Acheve d’imprimer (Printing concluded) April 5, 1974
Included are two full-colour, double page original lithographs, signed in plate
1) inserted between page 100 and 101
2) inserted between page 136 and 137
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
- Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983, painter, sculptor, ceramist)
- Alain Jouffroy (1928-2015) French writer, poet, artist | Joan Teixidor (1913-1992) Spanish writer, poet
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by Artist: Joan Miro, Miro, Spanish
by Collection: Abstract, Architectural, Book, Dustjacket, Environment Awareness, European, Fantasy, First Edition, French, Hardcover, Modern, Photography, Sculpture, Social Awareness, Surrealism
by Book Attribute: Biography, Dustjacket, First Edition, French Text, Hardcover, Illustrations
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