In all art there is an inherent poetry, and Miró’s poetry comes in the use of his personal lexicons spread throughout his works. Centered boldly in the composition, the abstract ‘Lady’ does bear comparison to an ideogram: a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing with no indication of the sounds used to say it. The ‘Lady’s’ strong presence derives not from a representational rendering of her features but from Miró’s understanding of and respect for the drawn line.
Created in 1969, this original color lithograph is printed on red and white checked cloth pasted against Mandeure chiffon. Annotated ‘E.A.’ (Epreuve d’artiste or artist’s proof) in pencil in the lower left, it exists aside from the signed and numbered edition of 75. It is hand-signed in the lower right by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma, 1983). The edition was printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris, and published by Maeght, 1969.
