Joan Mirós Welt nimmt die Katze auf: biomorphe Formen, schwebende Zeichen, das Spiel aus Schwarz und Primärfarbe. Die Zeichnung bleibt erkennbar, doch sie beginnt zu träumen.

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Agi: Un Pollock è stato battuto all'asta per 181 milioni di dollari, è record

AGI - Un dipinto di Jackson Pollock è stato venduto per la cifra record di 181,2 milioni di dollari durante un'asta tenutasi ieri da Christie's a New York, guidando una giornata di vendite eccezionali. "Number 7A, 1948", una grande tela lunga oltre tre metri caratterizzata da colature nere di vernice con tocchi di rosso, è stata aggiudicata per 181,2 milioni di dollari, commissioni incluse. Secondo ARTnews, la vendita rende l'opera la quarta più costosa mai battuta all'asta.
Il precedente record in asta per Pollock era di 61,2 milioni di dollari, stabilito nel 2021. Altre sue opere sono state vendute privatamente fino a 200 milioni di dollari. "E' con quest'opera che Pollock si libera definitivamente dai vincoli della pittura da cavalletto convenzionale e realizza uno dei primi dipinti veramente astratti della storia dell'arte", ha dichiarato Christie's in un comunicato. "Danaide", una testa in bronzo scolpita intorno al 1913 dall'artista di origine romena Constantin Brancusi, è stata venduta per 107,6 milioni di dollari, superando il precedente record di 71,2 milioni stabilito nel 2018. "No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe)" del pittore americano Mark Rothko è stata aggiudicata per 98,4 milioni di dollari, mentre "Portrait of Madame K." dell'artista catalano Joan Miro' è stata acquistata per 53,5 milioni di dollari.
I precedenti
Le vendite hanno superato i precedenti record d'asta per Rothko (86,9 milioni di dollari) e Miro' (37 milioni), entrambi stabiliti nel 2012. L'asta di ieri segue una serie di record registrati da Sotheby's nel novembre dello scorso anno. Il "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" del maestro austriaco Gustav Klimt, realizzato tra il 1914 e il 1916, era stato venduto per 236,4 milioni di dollari, diventando la seconda opera più costosa mai battuta all'asta. "The Dream (The Bed)" (1940), autoritratto della pittrice messicana Frida Kahlo, era stato venduto per 54,7 milioni di dollari, stabilendo il record per un dipinto realizzato da una donna. L'opera più costosa mai venduta all'asta resta "Salvator Mundi", attribuita a Leonardo da Vinci, acquistata per 450 milioni di dollari nel 2017.

A Pollock sold at auction for $181 million, setting a record.

AGI - A Jackson Pollock painting was sold for a record $181.2 million during an auction held yesterday by Christie’s in New York, driving a day of exceptional sales. “Number 7A, 1948,” a large canvas over three meters long characterized by black paint drippings with touches of red, was sold for $181.2 million, including commissions. According to ARTnews, the sale makes the work the fourth most expensive ever sold at auction.

Pollock’s previous auction record was $61.2 million, set in 2021. Other works by him have been sold privately for up to $200 million. “It is with this work that Pollock definitively frees himself from the constraints of conventional easel painting and realizes one of the first truly abstract paintings in the history of art,” Christie’s stated in a release. “Danaide,” a bronze head sculpted around 1913 by the Romanian-born artist Constantin Brancusi, was sold for $107.6 million, surpassing the previous record of $71.2 million set in 2018. “No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe)” by the American painter Mark Rothko was sold for $98.4 million, while “Portrait of Madame K.” by the Catalan artist Joan Miro’ was purchased for $53.5 million.

Previous Records
The sales exceeded previous auction records for Rothko ($86.9 million) and Miro’ ($37 million), both set in 2012. The auction yesterday follows a series of records set by Sotheby’s in November of last year. “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” by the Austrian master Gustav Klimt, created between 1914 and 1916, had been sold for $236.4 million, becoming the second most expensive painting ever sold at auction. “The Dream (The Bed)” (1940), a self-portrait by the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, had been sold for $54.7 million, establishing the record for a painting made by a woman. The most expensive painting ever sold at auction remains “Salvator Mundi,” attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, purchased for $450 million in 2017.

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The Red Disk – Joan Miró

The Red Disk by Joan Miró (1960, Oil on Canvas, 45.7 × 54.9 cm, New Orleans Museum of Art).

From here:

Set against a dark blue, almost black surface, a white splotch of paint has been hurled out impulsively, and loses itself in innumerable spots and spatters, a cosmic gesture thrust against the empty void of nothingness – almost a metaphor of the artist’s creative activity. Some spots of colour flare up among this galaxy of creativity, of which the largest and most irregular is the red one which gave the painting its title. Minute symbols are scattered around the edges of the entire constellation – stars of hair and little hooks which give this action painting a new poetic dimension and connect it unmistakably with Miro’s world of symbols.

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Happy birthdays to Odilon Redon (b. 4/20/1849) AND to Joan Miró (b. 1893)!

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1893: Nace Joan Miró en Barcelona.

Tal día como hoy, un 20 de Abril de 1893, en Barcelona, nace uno de los pintores surrealista mas populares de nuestro país, fue un artista muy influyente en el siglo XX, fue pintor, escultor y grabador.

Claves de su primeros años y formación:

• Orígenes familiares: Era hijo de Miquel Miró, un orfebre y relojero, y de Dolors Ferrà. Esta tradición artesana influyó en su posterior dominio de diversas técnicas.
• Formación académica: A instancias de su padre, estudió en la Escuela de Comercio, pero compaginó estos estudios con la Escuela de Bellas Artes de la Lonja.
• Crisis y vocación: Tras un breve periodo trabajando como contable, sufrió una crisis nerviosa y fiebres tifoideas que le llevaron a recuperarse en la casa familiar de Mont-roig del Camp. Fue allí donde decidió dedicarse plenamente a la pintura, convirtiendo el paisaje catalán en una fuente de inspiración eterna.
• Evolución artística: Aunque se le reconoce mundialmente por su estilo surrealista y onírico, en sus inicios exploró el fauvismo y el cubismo antes de trasladarse a París en 1920 y conectar con la vanguardia. Museo Guggenheim Bilbao +7

Hoy en día, puedes explorar gran parte de su legado en la Fundació Joan Miró en Barcelona, un espacio dedicado a preservar su lenguaje visual único de signos y colores primarios. 

Joan Miró: Pioneer of Surrealism and Catalan Cultural Icon

Joan Miró i Ferrà, born on April 20, 1893, in Barcelona, Spain, is celebrated as one of the foremost figures in the 20th-century art world, known for his profound impact on modern art through his surrealistic works and vibrant use of color and form. Miró's artistic journey, spanning painting, sculpture, and ceramics, reflects a…

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https://akerix.com/on-this-day/04-20-joan-miro-1893