Exhibition presents Joan Miro s maquette for one of the ceramic murals commissioned for the UNESCO plaza in Paris
Joan Miró (1893 1983), Mur de la Lune (TheWall of the Moon); the maquette for the UNESCO ceramic mural, 1955, gouache, watercolour, ink and pencil on paper laid on masonite, 22.9 x 74.6 cm. Courtesy Dickinson Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Miró: The Wall of the Moon presents Joan Miros superb maquette for one of the ceramic murals commissioned for the UNESCO plaza in Paris, Mur de la Lune (The Wall of the Moon), alongside a complementary selection of Mid-Century paintings and sculpture.
Painted in 1955, the maquette features the celestial shapes that define Mirós most celebrated paintings, and retains its original, vibrant colouring thanks to its exceptional state of preservation. Miró presented the painting to the architect Marcel Breuer, at the completion of the UNESCO project, and it has remained in the Breuer family collection ever since.