Joan Miro, The beautiful bird deciphering the unknown to the couple in love, 1941 Constellations series
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Joan Miro, The beautiful bird deciphering the unknown to the couple in love, 1941 Constellations series
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The Beautiful Bird Deciphering the Unknown to the Couple in Love (1941) is one of the most intimate and symbolically rich works in Miró’s Constellations, a series created amid the uncertainty of exile and world conflict. In this painting, Miró constructs a poetic universe where human emotion, cosmic rhythm, and intuitive knowledge coexist seamlessly.
The composition resembles a delicate celestial map. Fine, interlacing black lines form a network of floating shapes—tiny stars, eyes, spirals, and rhythmic markings that drift across a softly luminous background. This intricate web creates a sense of movement without direction, as though the entire surface were gently vibrating with life.
At the heart of the scene is the “beautiful bird,” a messenger-like figure rendered through graceful arcs and bright touches of color. Miró positions the bird as a bearer of revelation, hovering between the visible world and the unseen. Its presence suggests that wisdom, intuition, and mystery are transmitted not through logic but through poetic, symbolic understanding.
The “couple in love,” reduced to simple yet expressive forms, leans into this message. Their closeness is implied through parallel lines, paired gestures, and mirrored shapes. They do not dominate the painting; instead, they exist in harmony with the surrounding constellation, suggesting a love that is both personal and universal.
The result is a work of profound tenderness. Miró transforms the night sky into a spiritual landscape where love becomes a point of orientation, and where a single bird can illuminate the extraordinary hidden within the unknown.
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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