MIRO, Joan

Joan Miro etching ‘Fissures’

Description

Joan Miro etching with aquatint and wash tint. Published by Maeght, Paris,  1969 and printed by Arte Adien on handmade wove paper. One of the  H.C. copies numbered I-XX. This is number VI/ XX copies, signed in lower right margin. The sheet is slighty ruckled along the top edge, light paper damage to paper on verso froman old hinge and there is a small 5mm dent in the image. The sheet has two pin holes which were used as registration marks for the printer. Otherwise very good.

Sheet size 490 x 585mm  (19 x 23 inches)

Item details

Reference: Miro Engraver Vol.11: 469.  Part of a series published by Maeght in 1960.  It states that 75 copies were pulled on Rives Vellum numbered 1-75, copies 1 to 15 contained a monotype by Miro. There were 20 copies also pulled H.C. (Not for Sale) numbered I-XX.