Daphnis et Chloe
Artist: Joan Miró (1893 - 1983)
Location: Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
Date: 1933
Materials: drypoint etching
Dimensions: 26 x 32 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £3,325 (Total: £6,650)
Vendor: Frederick Mulder
Review number: 4560 (1998)
Provenance:
Private collection; Frederick Mulder
Description:
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.
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