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Ubu Roi

Creator: Joan Miró
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
MIRO, JOAN (ARTIST); JARRY, ALFRED TEXT)
Ubu Roi
Stock Code 105931
Paris, Teriade, 1966
£19,500
Rare surrealist illustrations by miro; a key text of the Theatre of the Absurd

This portfolio illustrates the play 'Ubu Roi' by the French writer Alfred Jarry, that premiered in 1896 and was part of the genre of the Theatre of the Absurd which thrilled the Surrealists and Dadaist. It was adopted not only by Miró but also by other artists such as Max Ernst or Man Ray. Miró chose to create thirteen large, colourful double-page lithographs for his 1966 illustrations of the play, employing imagery that is characteristically biomorphic and humorous, in keeping with themes of the play. The prints, however, are vividly coloured and finished and are perhaps slightly more painterly than most of Miró's graphic work.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	1950-1979
Creation Date:	1966
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	105931
Incollect Reference #:	584327

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