
Joan MiróSpanien, 1893–1983Må man se det?
Chicago, USA
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from the 1930s
The “assassination of painting”
From the 1930s Miró said in interviews that he despised conventional painting methods as props of bourgeois society and declared an “assassination of painting”. Against Cubism, by then an established form, he vowed to “break their guitar”, meaning Picasso's.
17. juli 1930
Daughter born: Maria Dolors Miró
17 July 1930
Birth of his daughter María Dolores
Miró and Pilar had a daughter, María Dolores.
1931
The Pierre Matisse Gallery introduces Miró to America
Pierre Matisse opened a gallery in New York and represented Miró from the outset, exhibiting his work often and introducing it to the American market.
1932
Sets for the ballet “Jeux d'enfants”
Miró created the scenic design for Massine's ballet “Jeux d'enfants” for the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo.
1933
An exhibition of collages in Barcelona
An exhibition of Miró's collages was held in Barcelona.