Joan Miro
Femmes devant la lune , 1944 (Executed)
Lot #78 |
2010-11-10 |
Doyle, New York
European, American, Modern & Contemporary Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Doyle
Auction number: 7213
Auction name: European, American, Modern & Contemporary Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2010-11-10
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (26 x 35 cm)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
26
Width In Centimeters:
35
Height In Inches:
10.25
Width In Inches:
13.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1944.
Provenance
Mrs. George Acheson, New York Galerie Beyeler, Basel, 1979 [Perls Gallery, New York] Private collection, acquired circa 1980
Condition
The canvas edges have nail holes from prior stretching. There are 1/4 inch thich strips of wood along outer edge of strechers, enlarging canvas size. Pigments are in good condition. The canvas is compressed at edges from frame contact.
Literature
Jacques Dupin and Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miro: Catalogue Raisonne: Paintings , vol. 3, p. 30, no. 676, illus. Jacques Dupin, Miro , Paris, 1961, p. 528, no. 576