Joan Miro, Women surrounded by the flight of a bird, 1941
SKU: 195160
Joan Miro, Women surrounded by the flight of a bird, 1941
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Joan Miró’s “Women Surrounded by the Flight of a Bird” (1941) belongs to the luminous and imaginative cycle he created during the early years of World War II—a period in which he crafted inward, dreamlike worlds filled with delicate energy, coded symbolism, and an ever-present sense of poetic resilience. In this work, Miró explores the relationship between human presence and the natural, almost celestial rhythms that animate his imagined landscapes.
The composition centers on Miró’s stylized female figures, rendered through fluid black lines, floating shapes, and biomorphic forms that feel at once playful and otherworldly. These women do not occupy a literal space; instead, they appear suspended within an atmospheric field, as if emerging from memory, emotion, or the subconscious. Around them arcs the flight of a bird, depicted through rhythmic lines and small bursts of color that trace a lively, looping path across the surface.
Miró’s palette is minimal yet impactful—small sparks of red, blue, and yellow punctuate the composition, bringing vitality to the otherwise airy expanse. The bird’s movement adds a sense of freedom and uplift, a counterpoint to the quiet stillness of the figures.
“Women Surrounded by the Flight of a Bird” captures the essence of Miró’s wartime dreamscapes: intimate, symbolic, and filled with the fragile optimism of imagination. It is a gentle meditation on companionship, movement, and the subtle beauty of life’s unseen forces.
Materials
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
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
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
Care Instructions
The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.
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