THE COLLECTION OF JERRY MOSS
JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)

Femme

Price realised USD 352,800
Estimate
USD 180,000 – USD 250,000
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 MIRÓ (1893-1983)

Femme

Price realised USD 352,800
Price realised USD 352,800
Details
JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Femme
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'Miró 3⁄8 V. Gimeno=Fundit Barna' (on the underside)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 12 ¾ in. (32.6 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1949
Provenance
Eduard Neuenschwander, Zurich (acquired from the artist, 1957); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 November 1999, lot 372.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
J. Prévert and G. Ribemont-Dessaignes, Joan Miró, Paris, 1956, p. 199 (another cast illustrated; dated 1948).
J. Dupin, Miró, Paris, 1961, p. 446 (another cast illustrated; dated 1950).
M. Bucci, Joan Miró, Florence, 1968, p. 71, no. 26 (another cast illustrated in color).
A. Jouffroy and J. Teixidor, Miró Sculptures, Paris, 1973, p. 193, no. 32 (another cast illustrated).
Fundació Joan Miró, ed., Obra de Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988, p. 378, no. 1395.
P. Gimferrer, The Roots of Miró, Barcelona, 1993, p. 285, no. 542.
E.F. Miró and P.O. Chapel, Joan Miró: Sculptures, catalogue raisonné, 1928-1982, Paris, 2006, p. 53, no. 35 (another cast illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum and Basel, Kunsthalle, Joan Miró, 1957.
Kunsthaus Zurich, Joan Miró, 1964.

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