Joan Miro
Le Cosmonaute, 1969
Original Etching & aquatint, with carborundum and object in releif, in colours on Mandeure rag paper
33 x 47 cms (image)
51.5 x 65.5 cms (Paper size)
51.5 x 65.5 cms (Paper size)
Edition of 75
Hand Signed by the artist in pencil.
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At the time this piece was made there was considerable interest in Space Exploration. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in...
At the time this piece was made there was considerable interest in Space Exploration. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race his capsule, Vostoick 1 completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961 and American and Russian teams competed with each other for new achievements. Doubtless Miro was enthralled by these developments and this occasioned the tilting of this work.
