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Joan Miró was a Catalan Spanish painter, notable for Surrealist biomorphic signs, bright color, and works such as The Farm, completed in 1922.
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What makes Joan Miro's symbols recognizable?
Miro's mature work often uses biomorphic shapes, stars, eyes, birds, ladders, and bright flat color. Those signs connect him to Surrealism, although his paintings are usually less narrative than Salvador Dali's.
Why is The Farm important in Miro's career?
The Farm, completed in 1922, is a detailed memory painting of Miro's family farm at Mont-roig del Camp in Catalonia. Ernest Hemingway bought the painting, which helped make it one of Miro's most famous early works.
Was Joan Miro a Spanish or Catalan artist?
Miro was born in Barcelona in 1893 and is usually described as a Catalan Spanish artist. His Catalan identity and the landscape around Mont-roig remained important even after he became part of the Paris avant-garde.
Where can visitors see major Miro works in Barcelona?
The Fundacio Joan Miro opened in Barcelona in 1975 and holds a major collection of his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. The building on Montjuic was designed by Josep Lluis Sert, a friend of Miro.
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