
Жоан МироИспания, 1893–1983Можно ли лицезреть?
Кливленд, США
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This drawing belongs to a group of 23 works made by Joan Miro between January 1940 and September 1941, which he called "Constellations." All were made in Normandy, where the artist had retreated from the Spanish civil war. Miro juxtaposed blurry layers of watercolor in earthy tones with neatly linear lines in black ink and shapes in white gouache to develop his own language of symbols that suggested, in his words, "the night, music, and the stars." The fifth in the series, this drawing is dominated by a vague figural form at center, who draws a comb through her hair while holding a mirror through which shines the moon and a star. The allover abstract composition was a major influence on later artists, following a 1945 exhibition in New York.
Художественный музей Кливленда
1939
Переезд в Варанживиль
Накануне вторжения Германии во Францию Миро переехал в Варанживиль в Нормандии.
1940
Первая монография о Миро
Сюдзо Такигути выпустил первую монографию о Миро.
май 1940
Бегство в Испанию
Когда немцы вторглись во Францию, Миро в последний момент бежал в Испанию, уже подконтрольную Франко, и оставался там всё время режима Виши.