Joan Miró (1893-1983) (after) - "Rhytme du Passage du Serpent"

- Joan Miró (after), offset lithograph on heavyweight satin smooth paper (approx. 300gsm, refers to paper thickness/density). - Authorized edition 1998. Copyright Succesió Miró by SIAE. - Signed in the plate. - Ready to frame. The pic in which the item appears framed is a simulated recreation for illustrative purposes only, the frame and other decorative elements shown in it are not included in the lot you are bidding on. - Stamp on verso. - Size: 40 x 50 cm. - Condition: excellent. Never framed, never exposed. - Joan Miró’s Rythme du passage du serpent transforms a seemingly playful vocabulary of signs into one of the artist’s characteristic poetic universes, where recognizable forms hover between figuration and abstraction. Against a softly aged, luminous ground, Miró constructs the composition from fluid black lines, biomorphic creatures, stars and floating geometric elements energized by concentrated areas of red, green, deep blue, yellow and black. The serpent suggested by the title becomes less a literal animal than a rhythm moving through the picture, linking forms that resemble birds, eyes, constellations and imaginary beings. Miró’s radical simplification of drawing reflects his desire to escape conventional representation and create a visual language with the immediacy of symbols or dreams. His combination of Surrealist automatism, Catalan identity and childlike freedom connects him naturally with Picasso, Dalí, Arp and Calder, while anticipating later developments in Abstract Expressionism and post-war abstraction. The combination of an ivory background with saturated primary and secondary colours makes Rythme du passage du serpent particularly effective in Mid-Century Modern, Bauhaus, contemporary, Scandinavian, Japandi and eclectic interiors. The generous open space prevents the composition from feeling visually heavy, while its red, green and blue accents can enliven cream, warm grey, sage, dusty blue, terracotta or muted burgundy walls. A slim black frame emphasizes Miró’s graphic lines, natural oak or walnut adds Mid-Century warmth, and restrained antique gold creates an attractive contrast between playful modernism and classical presentation. It pairs especially well with walnut, tubular steel, glass, ceramics and furniture by designers such as Eames, Gio Ponti or Arne Jacobsen, making it an appealing gift for admirers of Miró, Surrealism, abstract art and twentieth-century design. Miró’s unmistakable visual vocabulary has made his work one of the most recognizable bridges between European Surrealism and later international abstraction, placing him naturally alongside Picasso, Dalí, Magritte, Kandinsky, Klee, Calder, Matisse, Chagall and Vasarely and within broader collections featuring Warhol, Basquiat, Haring, Hockney, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Kaws and Karl Lagasse. Its combination of sophisticated modern art and immediate graphic impact also complements collections spanning design and luxury culture, including Cartier, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Chanel, Dior, Hermès and Gucci, as well as contemporary collectibles such as Lego, Star Wars and Pokémon. Playful at first sight yet carefully balanced in line, colour and movement, Rythme du passage du serpent captures Miró’s extraordinary ability to turn a handful of signs into an imaginative world of rhythm, fantasy and visual poetry.

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