Joan Miro, The nightingale's song at midnight and the morning rain, 1940
SKU: 195148
Joan Miro, The nightingale's song at midnight and the morning rain, 1940
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Joan Miró’s “The Nightingale’s Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain” (1940) is one of the most poetic and evocative works from his celebrated Constellations series—a body of paintings created during a period of exile, uncertainty, and profound introspection. Painted in Varengeville-sur-Mer, the work captures Miró’s ability to transform personal turbulence into a universe of delicate symbols, lyrical rhythms, and quiet cosmic harmony.
The composition unfolds like a whispered poem. Miró scatters a constellation of fine calligraphic lines, floating stars, crescent forms, teardrop shapes, and playful biomorphic figures across a softly textured background. These motifs intermingle with an effortless musicality, evoking the gentle pulse of night and the tender clarity of early morning.
The title—at once mysterious and deeply sensory—guides the viewer through two contrasting yet connected atmospheres: the intimate hush of a midnight birdsong and the cleansing serenity of rain at daybreak. Miró conveys these sensations not through literal imagery but through color washes, delicate punctuations, and a dreamlike balance of quiet and movement.
Symbolic, spiritual, and atmospheric, this painting embodies Miró’s search for refuge in imagination. It is a world where fragility becomes luminous and where even the smallest mark suggests a cosmic emotion.
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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