miro – Miro Sculptures (1973, book)

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Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – contains photo illustrations of all of Miro's known sculptures from 1930 to 1972 plus two original lithographs (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – contains photo illustrations of all of Miro’s known sculptures from 1930 to 1972 plus two original lithographs (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo of examples of illustrations of Miro's sculptures (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo of examples of illustrations of Miro’s sculptures (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo of examples of illustrations of Miro's sculptures (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo of examples of illustrations of Miro’s sculptures (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo to show the two double-page original Miro colour lithographs included in the book (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo to show the two double-page original Miro colour lithographs included in the book (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo to show text on jacket copy, front and spine of book, title pages, back cover, front and spine without dustcover, sample of content (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

Miro Sculptures by Alain Jouffroy, Joan Teixidor (text, in French) and Joan Miro (painter, sculptor) – Maeght Editeur Paris, 1973 Hardcover book in illustrated dustjacket, 1st Edition – composite photo to show text on jacket copy, front and spine of book, title pages, back cover, front and spine without dustcover, sample of content (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#MIR173bs)

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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