Daphnis et Chloe

Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery CLOSED

1933

This work was commissioned for the review 'Minotaure', an avant-garde magazine, which covered topics such as archaeology, literature, music and art. This lyrical pastoral scene, based on Greek and Roman literature, depicts the shepherd Daphnis with a pipe, together with a goat, two nude women, and the sea.

• Medium: drypoint etching
• Dimensions: 26 x 32 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £3325 ( Total: £6,650)
• ArtFunded in: 1998
• Vendor: Frederick Mulder

Provenance

Private collection; Frederick Mulder

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