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JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Lot 47

JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)

Makemono

Closed18 March 2020

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JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Makemono
lithograph in colours, 1950-55, on natural Chanton silk, an unsigned proof aside from the edition of fifty, the colours very bright and fresh, published by Maeght, Paris, 1956, in very good condition, rolled as a scroll (as issued), with stained, beech batons, and a Macassar ebony case by Antoine Brac de Perrière, Lyon, with the artist's name in marquetry on the lid (the batons and box not original)
Image & Sheet 415 x 10,000 mm. (approx.)
Box 590 x 145 x 90 mm.

Jean Brochier, Lyon; presumably a gift from the artist.
Christie's, Paris, 9 November 2010, lot 124.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

Jean Brochier was the owner of the prominent silk-weaving workshop in Lyon who supplied the beautiful Chanton silk used for the Makemono scroll. In a letter to Brochier, dated 9/2/57, Miro effusively praises the quality of the material, admiring 'its impeccable execution, a veritable masterpiece of Lyonese craftsmanship'. The lot is accompanied by an original letter by Miro to Brochier; as well as several facsimiles of other letters relating to their collaboration.