Les joujoux

by Joan Miró

Artist Joan Miró (Spanien, 1893 - 1983)

Alternate Title

Leksakerna
The Toys

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 Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) 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 Joan Miró: skapare av nya världar (1998) 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