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Son of a goldsmith/watchmaker, Joan Miro exhibited his artistic talents
at a very young age. He studied part time at the Academy of Barcelona
and later at the Academy of Francisco Gali, where he was influenced by
the Fauves, Impressionists, and Cubists. Miro exhibited at the Dalmau
Gallery in 1918 and departed for Paris in 1919 where he became friendly
with Picasso and the writers Tzara and Reverdy.
Miro was part of the group which signed the first Surrealist Manifesto
in 1924 and although his style was Surrealistic it bordered on the fantastic.
Miro's senses of humor and the marvelous were ever-present in his work.
His ballet costume and set designs, his collages and his large pastels
reflected his capacity for reinvention and change. Although he avoided
Spain during the Spanish Civil War, he returned during the Nazi occupation
of France and began to work in ceramics.
A prolific illustrator of books, he created graphics for over 300 titles.
Some of the more famous include "Parler Seul," 1948; "A Toute
Epreuve," 1949; "La Bague d'Aurore," 1957; "Nous Avons,"
1959; "Le Lezard aux plumes d'or," 1971; "Le Courtisan grotesque,"
1974 and "Le Marteau Sans Maitre," 1976.
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