This work was commissioned for the review 'Minotaure', an avant-garde magazine, which covered topics such as archaeology, literature, music and art.
Daphnis et Chloe by Joan Miró, 1933
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London
Details
- Medium:
- Drypoint etching
- Dimensions:
- 26 x 32 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £3,325 ( Total: £6,650)
- Acquired in:
- 1998
- Vendor:
- Frederick Mulder
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.
Provenance
Private collection; Frederick Mulder
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