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Joan Miro, Characters and bird, 1962

SKU:  195130

Joan Miro, Characters and bird, 1962

€49,17 EUR
€49,17 EUR
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Characters and Bird (1962) by Joan Miró is a vibrant example of his late-period style, where spontaneity, symbolic imagery, and playful abstraction merge into a poetic visual language. Painted during a mature and confident phase of his career, the work showcases Miró’s mastery of reducing forms to essential gestures while still conveying a sense of narrative, emotion, and whimsy.

The composition features a constellation of biomorphic shapes and calligraphic lines that together suggest a group of “characters” interacting in a dreamlike space. These figures are not literal human forms but rather symbolic presences—elongated limbs, floating dots, looping curves, and star-like shapes that hint at personality and motion. Each mark seems to pulse with life, as if the characters are engaged in a silent, animated conversation. Miró often aimed to evoke the inner workings of the subconscious, and here he accomplishes that through the fluidity and ambiguity of each shape.

The bird—one of Miró’s recurring motifs—appears as a whimsical creature assembled from a few confident brushstrokes. Birds for Miró often stand for freedom, imagination, and the bridge between earthly and cosmic realms. In this painting, the bird’s lively presence acts as both a companion and a counterpoint to the characters, introducing a sense of movement and lightness.

The color palette is dynamic, dominated by bold reds, luminous yellows, deep blacks, and brilliant blues set against an airy background. Miró deploys color with precision: each patch, dot, or line has emotional weight and rhythmic purpose. The stark black strokes give structure, while the more vibrant hues add bursts of energy, almost musical in their arrangement.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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