Artist: Joan Miró (Spanish. 1893–1983).
Title: Càntic del Sol, V.
Dimensions: Image 14" × 20". Frame 27" x 33".
Publisher: Gustau Gili, S.A., Barcelona.
Edition: 273 copies.
Date: 1975.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with aquatint in colors. Printed on the José Guarro handmade wove paper. Floating in the frame.
Provenance: Franklin Bowles Galleries, San Francisco - New York, 1975.
Condition: Good. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Cramer, P. Joan Miro. The illustrated books. Geneva 1989. no. 196; the individual etchings are catalogued also in the standard Miro catalogue raisonne: Dupin, J. Miro engravings. Vol. III, 838.
Inscriptions: From the edition of Càntic del Sol; accompanied by the original justification page signed in pencil by Miró and numbered (no. 157). Gallery label of Franklin Bowles Galleries verso.
Part of: Francesc de Assis: Càntic del Sol. The complete portfolio comprises etchings and aquatints in colors, with the title, text in Catalan, and justification, signed in pencil and numbered on the justification, published by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 1975.
Note: The Canticle of the Sun, also known as Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures) and Canticle of the Creatures, is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi.
The red ovoid is one of the beloved and meaningful symbols of the Sun in Miro's art.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Spanish School XX C.