Joan Miro (1893-1983)

Maquette de l'Arc de la Fondation Maeght

Price realised USD 209,000
Estimate
USD 200,000 – USD 300,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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Joan Miro (1893-1983)

Maquette de l'Arc de la Fondation Maeght

Price realised USD 209,000
Price realised USD 209,000
Details
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Maquette de l'Arc de la Fondation Maeght
signed and numbered 'Miró 8/8' (on the front of the left leg); stamped with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the right leg)
bronze with dark brown and green patina
Height: 16 ¾ in. (42.4 cm.)
Length: 18 ½ in. (46.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1962; this bronze version cast in 1979
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, January 1981).
Joseph K. Levine Fine Art, Ltd., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, April 2011.
Literature
A. Jouffroy and J. Teixidor, Miró, Sculptures, Paris, 1973, p. 195, no. 52 (another cast illustrated).
E.F. Miró and P.O. Chapel, Joan Miró, Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné, 1928-1982, Paris, 2006, p. 72, no. 59 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 73).
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Miro Sculpture, April-June 1984, p. 22 (illustrated).

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