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JOAN MIRO Hand Signed Lithograph 1972 Rare Proof

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JOAN MIRO Hand Signed Lithograph 1972 Rare Proof
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JOAN MIRO 1893-1983
Montroig 1893-1983 Mallorca (Spanish)

Title: Souvenir and Artist Portraits or Jaillie du Calcaire, 1972

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph on Arches vellum paper

Paper Size: 44 x 36 cm / 17.3 x 14.2 in

Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miro" in the lower right margin.
It is hand inscribed in pencil "EA" (Eprouve d'Artist = Artist Proof) in the lower left margin.
The paper bears the "Arches " watermark in the lower left side.
Our work is a rare, one of a very few proofs printed only in black while the regular signed edition of 75 impressions was printed in colours
The work was printed by Mourlot, Paris and published by Alain C. Mazo, Paris & Leon Amiel, New York in 1972.

Provenance: Purchased directly from the printer by the previous owner.

Literature: Cramer, Patrick, 1992. Joan Miro - Lithographs part IV, 1969-1972. Paris: Maeght Editeur.
Reference: Mourlot 851

Condition: Excellent condition.