Metamorphosis (Miró) Explained

Metamorphosis or Metamophose
Artist:Joan Miró
Year:1936
Height Metric:64
Width Metric:46.8
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Type:Collage

Metamorphosis is a series of collage-drawings by Joan Miró, made between 1935 and 1936. This is a series of works made as an interlude while Miró was painting the series Paintings on masonite.

Description

As the series made on Masonite, in these works the artist expresses his concern about the political situation in the 1930s, the conservative black biennium in Spain, when the conservative ministers and the central government actions led to a series of widespread protests over land and the Catalan republic cause was renewed by the army. Commentators have seen these collage pictures as adding extra depth to Miró's more colourful production on copper and masonite at this time.[1]

2011 Exhibition

The exhibition L'escala de l'evasió that opened in October 2011 was supported by access to Wikipedia using QRpedia codes that allowed access to visitors in Catalan, English, and several other languages.[2]

Series

Reg.number (Dupin)ArtworkDateFormatSize (cm)MuseumCityRef.
593Metamorphose1936Pencil and collage on paper decal46 × 62 Private collectionND[3]
594Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil and collage on paper decal64 × 48The Pierre and Maria Gaetana-Matisse FoundationNew York
595Metamorphose1936Pencil and decal on paper64 × 43.5 New York[4] [5]
596Metamorphose1936Pencil and collage on paper decal62 × 46Private collection.ND
597Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, and paper collage on paper62 × 46Private collection. ND[6]
598Metamorphose1936Pencil, India ink, decal and watercolor on paper62 × 46Private collection. ND
599Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, decal and watercolor on paper62 × 46Private collection. ND[7]
600Metamorphose1936Pencil, India ink, decal and watercolor on paper62 × 46Private collection. ND
601Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, decal, newspaper collage and watercolor on paper64 × 48Private collection. ND[8]
602Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Gouache, Indian ink, on paper decal62 × 46R. and H.Batliner Foundation
603Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, decal and watercolor on paper46 × 62Private collection. ND
604Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, decal and collage on paper48 × 64The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse FoundationNew York[9]
605Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, decal and collage on paper46 × 62Richard and Mary L.Gray Collection. Chicago[10]
606Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, and gouache on paper decal46 × 62Private collection. ND[11]
607Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, and gouache on paper decal62 × 46Private collection. ND
608Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, watercolor on paper decal and stencils62 × 46Private collection. ND[12]
609Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil and collage on paper decal62 × 46Private collection. ND
610Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, turpentine, and watercolor on paper decal46 × 62Private collection. ND[13]
611Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, watercolor on paper decal and stencils64 × 48The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation New York
612Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, India ink, turpentine, and watercolor on paper decal and stencils47 × 59Private collection. ND[14]
613Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, ink, watercolor, transfers, and collage on paper template48 × 64Private collection. ND
614Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, ink, watercolor, transfers, and collage on paper template46 × 62Private collection. ND
615Metamorphose23 March - 4 April 1936Pencil, ink, watercolor, transfers, and collage on paper template48 × 64The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse FoundationNew York

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Room Guide - Room 4. The Tate, London. 13 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120003/http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/joanmiro/room4.shtm. 29 June 2011.
  2. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Mir%C3%B3-L%27escala_de_l%27evasi%C3%B3._Entrada_a_l%27exposici%C3%B3-_QRpedia_codes.jpg?uselang=ca Photo at opening day of the exhibition
  3. (Dupin, 2008) p.286)
  4. (Dupin, 2008) p.287)
  5. Gift from Nelson A.Rockefeller de 1956
  6. (Dupin, 2008) p.288)
  7. (Dupin, 2008) p.289)
  8. (Dupin, 2008) p.290)
  9. (Dupin, 2008) p.291)
  10. (Dupin, 2008) p.292)
  11. (Dupin, 2008) p.293)
  12. (Dupin, 2008) p.294)
  13. (Dupin, 2008) p.295)
  14. (Dupin, 2008) p.296)