Published by Fundacio Joan Miro, Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani, Barcelona, 1988
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Hardcover. 556 pages. A comprehensive look at the various works of Joan Miro. Text in Catalan with English, French and Spanish translations in the rear with contributions by Oriol Bohigas, Jaume Freixa, Rosa Maria Malet, Margit Rowell, Raimon Ribera, and Eduard Castellet. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A tight very good copy with some bumping to the top front corners and with the small rubber stamp of author, curator, and one time director of The Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick to the second endpaper in a near fine dust jacket with the same bumping. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.
Published by Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition
The catalogue raisonné of the holdings of the Miró Foundation in Barcelona. 556 pp. 1679 items, from all phases of Miró's career, reproduced and thoroughly described. All works reproduced in black & white, with many also reproduced as large color plates. An extremely important work, as it is the largest corpus of unquestionably authentic Miró works ever published (Miró and his family donated all of the items). Especially important for authenticating drawings, which constitute the majority of the works catalogued. Large 4to. Publisher's cloth. Dustjacket. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. LIKE NEW.