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Surrealism

Joan Miró

Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Catalan painter and one of the great Surrealists, who built a joyful private language of biomorphic shapes, stars and bright primary colour. His playful, dreamlike worlds feel both childlike and profound.

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1893–1983 · Spanish Surrealist painter

Miró's free, sign-like imagery influenced Abstract Expressionism and made him one of the most beloved modern artists.

From the artist's life

Miró said he wanted to assassinate painting — to break the conventions of traditional art from within.

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  • A leading Surrealist who invented a personal vocabulary of signs and shapes.
  • Used bright primary colours and biomorphic forms.
  • Worked across painting, sculpture, ceramics and murals.
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Portrait: Joan Miró
Carl Van Vechten / Library of Congress · public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Key works

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Complete list of key works

Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.

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  • The Tilled FieldOn ArtAtlas
  • Dona i OcellListed for reference
  • The FarmListed for reference
  • The Harlequin's CarnivalListed for reference
  • The Hope of a Condemned ManListed for reference
  • Portrait of Vincent NubiolaListed for reference
  • The ReaperListed for reference
  • Miró WallListed for reference
  • Nord-SudListed for reference
  • House with Palm TreeListed for reference
  • Portrait of a Spanish DancerListed for reference
  • InteriorListed for reference
  • The Hunter (Catalan Landscape)Listed for reference

1923

The Tilled Field

An eye and an ear grow on the tree — in Miró's world nature 'sees' and 'hears'.