Joan Miro

"Espriu – Miró" is a unique collaboration between the poet Salvador Espriu and the painter Joan Miró. The work, which includes illustrations by Miró based on poems by Espriu, combines visual and literary poetry in a celebration of Catalan culture. Miró brings his abstract and symbolic style to the illustrations, while Espriu weaves metaphors and narrative into his verses. This collaboration fuses the essence of two Catalan talents, creating a work that transcends the borders of poetry and painting, and that highlights the richness of Catalan culture in the 20th century.

It belongs to a folder that originally included 6 engravings by Joan Miró and 5 poems by Salvador Espriu.

Original etching signed and numbered by hand by the artist.

Joan Miró was a Spanish artist born in Barcelona in 1893. From a very young age he showed interest in art and began taking drawing classes. After a brief period of study at the School of Commerce, he decided to dedicate himself completely to art. In 1911 he moved to Paris to continue his artistic training and come into contact with the new artistic trends that were emerging in the French capital.

In Paris, Miró met other avant-garde artists such as Picasso, Max Ernst and André Breton. Thanks to these contacts, he came into contact with the surrealist group, of which he would become one of its greatest exponents. From that moment on, Miró's art became a mixture of imagination, symbolism and organic forms that would lead him to create some of his most emblematic works.

In the 1930s, Miró immersed himself in a period of great creativity and productivity. During these years he created some of his best-known works, such as The Harlequin Carnival, The Dance of the Reapers and Three Characters in a Landscape. These works are characterized by the use of geometric shapes, intense colors and a symbolic language that reflects the strict discipline that the artist had imposed on himself.

But it was not only in the world of painting where Miró stood out. He also delved into other artistic disciplines, such as sculpture, engraving and ceramics. In his three-dimensional works, Miró continued to use the same symbolic language of his paintings, but adding a new dimension that allowed the viewer to interact with them in a more dynamic way.