Composition

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Artist Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)

Title Composition

Plate Number Plate One

Series The Prints of Joan Miró

Date 1947

Medium Etching with hand-coloring on paper

Dimensions Image: 4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (12.5 x 14.9 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 8 3/8 in. (28 x 21.3 cm)

Credit Line Museum Purchase with funds from the Hope Fund, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 48.2A

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This small intaglio print--printed at Atelier 17 in New York and published by Curt Valentin--recalls some of the artist's favorite earlier motifs, such as moons, stars, and truncated figures, while at the same time suggesting the emergence of new amoebic shapes. These odd creatures, which appear both extraterrestrial and sub-aquatic, float in an undefined mystical space.

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Publisher Curt Valentin
Printer Atelier 17 (New York)
Plate Number Plate One
Series Title The Prints of Joan Miró

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"Composition | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=48.2A