North South
| North South |
|---|
| Joan Miró , 1917 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 62 × 70 cm |
| Collection Paule and Adrien Maeght, Paris
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Nord-Sud is a painting from Joan Miró's early work , which he painted in Barcelona between 1916 and 1917, during the First World War . The point in time corresponds to the end of what is known as the Fauvist Catalan Period, which lasted from roughly 1910 to 1917.
At that time, Miró was influenced by the shock of the colors emanating from Parisian Fauvism and Cubism . However, the Catalan mixed these two artistic styles, which were considered incompatible for a long time, in several still lifes .
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The title of the painting is based on the title of an avant-garde literary magazine: Nord-Sud was founded by Pierre Reverdy and Guillaume Apollinaire in Paris in 1917 and was read by many Catalans in Barcelona who were committed to the French fight against the war. Ten thousand Catalans had joined them as volunteers.
Joan Miró also read carefully the Journal Nord-Sud , which criticized Cubism. The artist tried to overcome the influence of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh , which strongly shaped Catalan Fauvism. He reached it with his still life north-south . Pierre Reverdy's definitions had encouraged him to strike a balance between Cubism, Fauvism, and other emerging styles.
description
On a round table in the middle is the folded Journal Nord-Sud , the title of which can be read in large letters. On the left is a jug with two handles, adorned with blue volutes , below which concentric circles of different colors are reminiscent of the first attempts in the style of simultanéism by Robert and Sonia Delaunay , which were published in catalogs at the time. In front of the journal is a pear, a fish with colored stripes, a pair of scissors and a book by Gœthe , the title of which is illegible, possibly his color theory . At the back right is a bird cage and behind the journal on the left is a flower pot. The picture is signed with “Miró” on the lower left edge.
The painting belongs to the private collection of the Maeght Gallery , Paule et Adrien Maeght, in Paris .
literature
- Jean-Louis Prat: Miró . Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny 1997, ISBN 2-88443-042-3 .
- Jean-Louis Prat: Joan Miró, rétrospective de l'œuvre peint . Maeght Foundation, Saint-Paul 1990.
- Jacques Dupin: Miró . Flammarion, Paris 1961 and 1993, ISBN 2-08-011744-0 .
- Pierre Reverdy: Nord-Sud et autres écrits sur l'art . Flammarion, Paris 1975, ISBN 2-08-060777-4 .
Web links
- Miró Picasso exhibition in Münster 2010 with north-south
