Man and Woman

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Man and Woman

1925

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)

If you look carefully you can see a faint tracing of the canvas’s cross-shaped stretcher bars onto the picture surface. Exposing the supporting structure emphasizes the material status of the painting as a physical object rather than an illusionistic picture. This unusual approach relates to Miró’s stated interest in making painting become “part of the real itself.”

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Object Details

Title:

Man and Woman

Date:

1925

Artist:

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

39 3/8 x 31 13/16 inches (100 x 80.8 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950

Accession Number:

1950-134-142

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

Provenance

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