Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12 x 18.50 inches. Excellent condition, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Miró, Recent Paintings, 1953. Published by Pierre Matisse Gallery, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 23, 1953. Excerpted from the volume, This catalogue has been printed by Mourlot Frères in Paris for Pierre Matisse at the occasion of the artist's sixtieth anniversary and the presentation of his recent work at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York, 22. The edition has been limited to C examples on “vélin d'Arches a la forme" which contain an original lithograph in black signed by the artist and numbered I to C, and MCCL examples on velin, numbered CI to MCCCL. A few extra examples has been printed and reserved for the artist, the publisher and their collaborators. Paris 23 Octobre 1953. JOAN MIRO (1893-1983) Joan Miro was a Surrealist Spanish painter who created artwork of imaginative fantasy. Miro was very much against the established painting methods of the time, and is often credited with being the founder of automatic drawing. Automatic drawing is the process of allowing the hand to move randomly on the canvas, leaving the artwork to chance. His dreamlike works contain impressions of playfully distorted animal forms, twisted organic shapes, and odd geometric constructions. A contemporary of Picasso, Miro towers as one of the great masters of modern art, and is amongst the most famous artists of the 20th century.