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The Playful Ogre
Large Fine art "L'Ogre enjoué" (The Playful Ogre), a celebrated print created by the Spanish Surrealist master Joan Miró in 1969.

Artwork Profile

• Artist: Joan Miró (1893–1983)
• Title: L'Ogre enjoué (The Playful Ogre)
• Date: 1969
• Medium: Color etching and aquatint with carborundum
• Original Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris
• Edition Size: Historically numbered from a limited run of 75 prints

Visual Analysis & Details

The piece showcases Miró's iconic style, characterized by a massive, organic black form that functions as a monstrous yet endearing head. Jumbled black curves define its stylized features, revealing two round eyes that playfully watch the viewer. Nested inside and splashed around the bold contours are blocks of intense primary colors (red, yellow, blue) and green, punctuated by his trademark expressive splatters and a tiny bird-like motif drifting off to the upper right.
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