Artists

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, Strauss & Co maintains a detailed database of every artist sold at auction since 2009. Whether it is painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, this searchable database lists by artist every lot offered and provides aggregated data useful to collectors. Famous South African artists like William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern are introduced with helpful biographies along with the best contemporary artists.



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Joan Miró

Spanish 1893-1983 


Joan Miró i Ferrà, a pioneering Spanish artist hailing from Barcelona, is celebrated for his mastery in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and ceramics, leaving a permanent impact on 20th-century art. In 1975, a testament to his influence, the Fundació Joan Miró was established in his birthplace, Barcelona, followed by the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca in 1981.

Miró’s artistic journey was a fusion of reality and imagination; abstraction and figuration; and image and text. His iconic work, The Hunter (Catalan Landscape), unveiled the poetry within everyday life, incorporating personal symbols from his family farm. Miró, like Surrealism, aimed to free the inner workings of the mind through pure psychic automatism, blending spontaneity with calculation in his quest for a new pictorial language. He challenged reality with vibrant colours and surreal proportions.

The late 1920s marked a period of experimentation for Miró, where he pushed the boundaries of painting with various mediums, techniques, collages, and constructions. Miró opted for the universal language of the subconscious over intellectualism. His work, especially from this later period, drew extensively from primordial forms and images, reflecting the influence of African culture on the development of modernism. A significant exhibition of selected works showcasing Africa’s impact on the artist The Magical Universe of Joan Miró was held in 2002 at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg.


33 lots offered      93.94% sold      ZAR 2 149 203
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Joan Miró; Plate XV, from Homentage a Joan Prats
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 105 525
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Bonjour Max Ernst (Dupin 936, Cramer 215)
25 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 99 663
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Le Grand Ordinateur (Dupin 503)
25 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 346 575
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Les Forestiers (gris)
21 Sep 2022
Sold for ZAR 56 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; The Singing Fish
13 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 49 245
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Abstract Face
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 56 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Singing Fish
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; The Singing Fish
7 Jun 2021
Sold for ZAR 87 938
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Sense Titól (Untitled)
22 Feb 2021
Sold for ZAR 99 663
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Abstract Composition
19 Oct 2020
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Liberté des Libertés
6 Jul 2020
Sold for ZAR 105 525
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Joan Miró; Liberté des Libertés
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 73 970
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT