The history of the present watercolour is tinted with the sign of frienship as it has belonged to two important friends of Miró; both were artists and shared at one point some artistic affinities with him. First, Deux personnages was given to Enric Cristòfol Ricart (1893-1960), a Catalan painter, who was Miró first and close friend at Sant Lluc Artistic Circle in Barcelona. In 1917, Miró painted his portrait, which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Dupin, no. 53). Later on Deux personnages was acquired by Jean Arp (1887-1966), a life-long friend of the artist whom Miró met in Paris. Jacques Dupin suggested that Arp possibly acquired it through the Loeb Gallery.