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Portrait of Joaneta Obrador by Joan Miró

Portrait of Joaneta Obrador

Joan Miró · 1918

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DETAILS
Artist
Joan Miró
Date
1918
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
69.5 × 62 cm (27 3/8 × 24 3/8 in.)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
Spain
Credit line
Joseph Winterbotham Collection
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THE ARTIST

Joan Miró

1893–1983 · Spain

Joan Miró, the Catalan master, sought to 'assassinate painting' by creating a deeply personal, symbolic language that blended Surrealism with a childlike wonder.

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