Les joujoux

by Joan Miró

Artist Joan Miró (Spanien, 1893 - 1983)

Alternate Title

The Toys
Leksakerna

Date1924

MediumOlja och kol på duk

DimensionsBildmått: 73 × 92 cm Ram: 82 × 101 × 5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineBequest 1989 of Gerard Bonnier

Countries

Spain

Object NumberMOM 444

CollectionsThe Gerard Bonnier Collection

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkThe Toys belongs to a series of paintings by the Catalonian artist Joan Miró, where the subjects are drawn on the canvas, with a sparse addition of colour accents. The rocking horse - with its precarious perspective - expresses both playfulness and sternness. Together with the conical "tree", the "dice" and the "balls", it forms a poetic still-life. Joan Miró was a close friend of Picasso. After a short period as a cubist, he developed a new style in the early-1920s as a conscious, radical effort. He was eager to experiment and make new discoveries
Selected exhibition history Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Joan Miró: skapare av nya världar (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Supersurrealismen (den 29 september 2012 - den 27 januari 2013) Moderna Museet Malmö Moderna Museets samling i ny presentation (1998-2000) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Joan Miró : skapare av nya världar : creator of new worlds : [Moderna Museet, Skeppsholmen 16/5 - 30/8 1998]Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]

Works by the artist