Le Chanteur (The Singer) (Mourlot 867)

Notes

Published by Mourlot.

The present lot, The Singing Fish was created in 1972 during a prolific phase of Joan Miró’s career when he focused extensively on printmaking as a medium for experimentation and expression. This period saw Miró embracing lithography, a technique that allowed him to translate his distinctive visual language into reproducible works that retained the spontaneity and texture of his paintings and drawings.¹

Miró’s lithographs from the early 1970s are notable for their blend of abstraction and symbolism, with many inspired by the natural world of his native Catalonia. The Singing Fish illustrates this, conjuring a whimsical aquatic form that seems to sing through its rhythmic shapes and lively palette. The work reflects Miró’s interest in merging visual art with sensory experience, suggesting movement, sound, and life beyond the static image.

^1. No author (no date) King & McGaw, Miró’s lithographic evolution at the acclaimed Atelier Mourlot, online, accessed 8 October 2025.

Literature

Fernand Mourlot (1975) Joan Miró Lithographs, Volume IV: 1969–1972, New York: Leon Amiel Publisher, cat. no. 867.