Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper size: 22.0079 x 17.8 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed by Maeght Éditeur, Paris, November 27, 1965. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), From this album, which is the original edition of Claude Simon's text, it has been shot 50 head examples, numbered from l to 50 and 10 non-commercial examples, numbered from I to X, all signed by the painter and the writer. These examples include the print of Miró's original engraved woods for the frontispiece and the title and completed pages, as well as a unique print enhanced with colors by the artist of a composition made from 4 original engraved woods hand-drawn on vélin d'Arches by P.A. Benoit. Finished printing on November 27, 1965 in the workshops of Maeght Éditeur. 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.