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Joan Miró: Postal Art's Finest Hour

Published on , by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker
Auction on 03 June 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This is probably Miró's most viewed work in France and for good reason: in the first collaboration between La Poste and an artist, L’Oiseau bleu  (The Blue Bird) was printed in an edition of 6,800,000.

Joan Miró, L’Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird), 1974, gouache and Indian ink, 30.4 x 22.4... Joan Miró: Postal Art's Finest Hour

Joan Miró, L’Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird), 1974, gouache and Indian ink, 30.4 x 22.4 cm/12 x 8.8 in.
Estimate: €180,000/250,000
© Successió Miró/Adagp, Paris, 2022

This gouache by Miró is historic in many ways: not just because it marked the beginning of a long tradition for the French postal service, but also because it came from an illustrious collection. In late 2021, France bade farewell to the last member of the Liberation, Hubert Germain, who died on October 12 at the age of 101. After joining…
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Friday 03 June 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés
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Three works by Miró, watercolors by Dufy and paintings by Utrillo and Renoir will surround this oil on canvas by Berthe Morisot.