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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Moonbird
Work_PrefTitle
Moonbird
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Oiseau lunaire
Work_AltTitle
Oiseau lunaire
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from back, right
Image_Title
Overall view from back, right
Image View
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Creator:
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Joán Miró (Spanish sculptor, 1893-1983)
Agent_Display
Joán Miró (Spanish sculptor, 1893-1983)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) DE00041
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) DE00041
Location
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Location Note:
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52 Santa Isabel Street
Work_LocationNotes
52 Santa Isabel Street
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.408889-3.694444
GPS
40.408889-3.694444
GPS
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Date:
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1944-1946 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1944-1946 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Spanish
Work_Culture
Spanish
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Surrealist; Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Surrealist; Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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234 cm (height) x 210 cm (width) x 150 cm (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
234 cm (height) x 210 cm (width) x 150 cm (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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abstraction; animal; birds
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
abstraction; animal; birds
Subjects
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Description:
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In the 1940s, Joan Miró approached sculpture from a similar standpoint to that which had first attracted him to the discipline in the middle of the surrealist period in Paris. His purpose, however, had changed: his inspiration was more markedly oneiric and his subject matter connected to the cosmic world. In Oiseau lunaire (Moonbird), the first version of which dates from 1946-1949, one can see the legacy of the nature-based organic forms so closely associated with one section of early surrealist sculpture, particularly that of Jean Arp, but with a subject area that was typical of the Catalan painter, referring equally to the Constellations series done during Second World War and to the world of birds, which Miró saw as the connection between the terrestrial and celestial worlds. (Source: Museo Reina Sofia [website]; https://www.museorei nasofia.es/en/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In the 1940s, Joan Miró approached sculpture from a similar standpoint to that which had first attracted him to the discipline in the middle of the surrealist period in Paris. His purpose, however, had changed: his inspiration was more markedly oneiric and his subject matter connected to the cosmic world. In Oiseau lunaire (Moonbird), the first version of which dates from 1946-1949, one can see the legacy of the nature-based organic forms so closely associated with one section of early surrealist sculpture, particularly that of Jean Arp, but with a subject area that was typical of the Catalan painter, referring equally to the Constellations series done during Second World War and to the world of birds, which Miró saw as the connection between the terrestrial and celestial worlds. (Source: Museo Reina Sofia [website]; https://www.museorei nasofia.es/en/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-MIRO-SRS-LBM-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-MIRO-SRS-LBM-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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