"Equinox", 1947
Signed in pencil and numbered 36/75
Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum on Mandeure rag paper
Height: 48.75 in (123.83 cm)
Width: 38.5 in (97.79 cm)
Depth: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)
In this etching, Miró combines bold black shapes with vibrant primary and secondary colors, set against a white background.
The piece contains many of Miró's signature elements:
Abstract humanoid or totemic figure in the center, made up of thick black lines and circles.
Surrounding celestial and cosmic motifs – including stars, colorful spheres, and swirling blue and yellow shapes – evoking a sense of the universe or astronomical events, which aligns with the theme of the equinox.
Bright, contrasting colors like red, blue, green, and yellow, symbolizing energy, life, and balance.
Symbolic, biomorphic forms that resist concrete interpretation, encouraging the viewer to engage with the piece intuitively and emotionally.
Miró often explored themes of cosmic harmony, dreams, nature, and the subconscious.
This piece belong to his late period, when his style became more distilled, symbolic, and monumental.
Joan Miro "Equinox" 1947
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