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Fissures
Fine art by Miro aquatint print by the Spanish Surrealist artist
Joan Miró (1893-1983), part of his "Fissures" series from 1969. The artwork you see is one plate from a larger portfolio that included thirteen etchings in total, produced in collaboration with the writer Michel Leiris.
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Artist Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Title Fissures (one plate from the portfolio)
Date 1969
Medium Etching and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives wove paper
Signature Hand-signed by the artist in pencil in the lower right margin
Edition Typically part of a numbered edition of 75 copies
Publisher/Printer Published by Maeght, Paris, and printed by Arte Adrien Maeght
Miró was known for pioneering automatism, a method of spontaneous drawing that aimed to express the subconscious, which is evident in the work's wandering linear style and biomorphic shapes. This particular print combines abstract elements with recurring motifs like eyes and stars, characteristic of his work.
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