Shape of Colour: Joan Miro's Painted Sculpture [Paperback]

William Jeffett (Author)

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Publication Date: July 7, 2006

Colourful, humour-filled and provocative, Joan Mirc's late painted sculpture forms a beautiful, little known group of medium and large-scale works. Mirc (1893-1983), best known for his paintings, is recognised as part of the Surrealist and Modernist canon. This elegant volume is the first ever in-depth study of his exuberant, brilliantly-painted late sculpture, fully illustrated with related and seldom-exhibited studies and sketchbooks, maquettes, documentary photographs and rare film-stills. An accessible narrative by leading scholars offers new documentation about the inspiration for and creation of the sculpture, along with fresh interpretations of its place in Mirc's work, its cultural context and its critical reception. The book accompanies an exhibition opening at the Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. in September 2002. In January 2003 the exhibition will travel to the Salvador Dal! Museum of Art in St Petersburg, Florida, after which the sculptures will return to their permanent homes

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Product Details

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Scala Publishers (July 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1857592883
ISBN-13: 978-1857592887
Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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