Description
Original 1939 Verve page presenting Joan Miró, Autoportrait (Self-Portrait)-a striking black-and-white héliogravure (photogravure) on wove paper from the deluxe Paris art review edited by Tériade. The verso carries two Old Master reproductions in gravure: an ensemble portrait after Frans Hals and a lively multi-figure scene after Peter Paul Rubens. A desirable modernist/Old Master pairing on one vintage sheet, ready to mat and frame.
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Publication: Verve No. 5-6 (July-Oct. 1939), Paris
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Recto: Joan Miró, Autoportrait (Self-Portrait), black-and-white gravure
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Verso: after Frans Hals (regents group) and after Peter Paul Rubens (festive scene)
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Process: Photogravure / héliogravure on quality wove stock (not a modern reprint)
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Size (approx.): 10.5 × 14 in (26.5 × 35.5 cm)
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Condition: light age toning to margins; minor handling and small binding nicks at the former gutter; clean, well-inked image areas with strong impression-see photos
A strong Miró self-portrait from the sought-after 1939 Verve issue, with attractive Hals/Rubens content on the reverse for added display options. Please view all photos for condition and details.
