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Joan Miró (1893–1983)

Author of The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder

249+ Works 1,344 Members 11 Reviews

About the Author

Image credit: Joan Miró, 1935. Photo by Carl Van Vechten. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-42511)

Works by Joan Miró

The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder (1948) — Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator — 391 copies, 4 reviews
Joan Miro: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927-1937 (2008) — Artist — 53 copies
Kunstpockets : 867 : Miró (1965) 36 copies
Miro (Great Modern Masters) (1979) 28 copies
Miro Joan: Retrospective (1987) 27 copies
Miro 1924-1940 (1960) — Artist — 26 copies
Joan Miró, 1917-1934 (2004) 22 copies, 1 review
Miró (1971) 15 copies
Guernica-Legado Picasso (1981) 10 copies
Miro Sculpture (1974) 10 copies
Joan Miró (1995) 10 copies
Miró (1992) 10 copies
Joan Miró (1996) 10 copies
Joan Miró (1965) 9 copies
Miró (2006) 7 copies
Duslerimin Rengi Bu (2005) 6 copies
Miró (1993) 5 copies
Miro: 16 Late Masterworks (2000) 5 copies
Joan Miro (1999) 4 copies
Miró à Montréal (1986) 4 copies
Carnets catalans (1976) 4 copies
Murals (2010) 3 copies
Miro Sculptures (1972) 3 copies
A Joan Miró 3 copies
Miro 3 copies
Miro 3 copies
Constellations 3 copies
Miró mirall (1977) 3 copies
Miro 2 copies
Karneval der Harlekine (1986) 2 copies
Fotoscop-Visual Language (1970) 2 copies
Cuadernos catalanes (2002) 2 copies
Miro's Studios 2 copies
Miró 2 copies
Miró (1900) 2 copies
Miró, 1893-1983 (1995) 2 copies
Epistolari català (2009) 2 copies
Miro (Skira Color Prints) (1960) 2 copies
Joan Miro : Drawings (2008) 2 copies
Catalan Notebooks (1977) 1 copy
Joan Miró, 1893-1983 (1994) 1 copy
Mirò 1959-1960 (1961) 1 copy
Ecrits et entretiens (1995) 1 copy
A Joan Miró 1 copy
Transition 1 copy
Sobreteixims 1 copy
Joan Miró (2011) 1 copy
Miró 1 copy
Miro 1 copy
Miró. 1893-1983 (1999) 1 copy
Desfilada D'Obsessions (2001) 1 copy
Miró, escultor (1986) 1 copy
Joan Miró Skulpturen (1990) 1 copy, 1 review
La estrela matutina 1 copy, 1 review
L'Or de l'azur 1 copy, 1 review

Associated Works

Animal Farm (1945) — Cover artist, some editions — 69,605 copies, 1,001 reviews
Cat's Cradle (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 24,762 copies, 348 reviews
Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics (1968) — Contributor — 850 copies, 5 reviews
Art of the Surrealists (1995) — Illustrator — 121 copies, 5 reviews
Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology (2001) — Contributor — 71 copies
Joan Miró : The ladder of escape (2011) — Artist — 58 copies
Dalí/Miró (2006) — Illustrator, some editions — 42 copies
Miró's magic animals (2016) — Illustrator — 24 copies, 2 reviews
Tate Introductions : Miró (2011) — Artist — 17 copies, 1 review
Surrealism and the rue Blomet (2013) — Author — 8 copies

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13 reviews
From a scholarly viewpoint, I cannot assess the book. But if you want to look at surrealism and let the creative free spirit 'fly' for awhile, this is easy to achieve while admiring the illustrations.
Miller uses an elegant, melifluous style to tell a simple little story about a clown. This is the epitomy of a little gem.

My edition was illustrated with Miller's own paintings, a choice I found questionable after reading the epilogue. Miller's inspiration came from specific works by Miro, Chagall and others, while his own clown paintings have a more tenuous relationship with the tale. Still, I love his Clown with two mouths (one smiling, one frowning).
½
This was my first ever book by Miller. And what a nice introduction it was. A sweet, short story about a clown just trying to be himself and live in the moment.
Maybe it's a beautiful edition in print, but it's just a few pages of quotes by Miro and as an ebook definitely not worth the expense.

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