Rare Joan Miro Lithograph, Japan, 1950s, Needs Conservation

Original Lithograph, Color, Hand Signed with Unique Drawing Lower Right

lithograph is unframed
**** please read condition report before bidding ****


Details
Artist: Joan Miro
Medium: Original Lithograph
Titled: Untitled, Japanese Text
Year: circa 1950s
Medium: Paper
Size unframed: 22.5 x 29.5"

Details

I believe the title mentions something about 3 books (I do not read Japanese so please feel free to let us know if you see a date or the name of the publisher). This is a very interesting work for several reasons. The black swirl on the top left 'appears' to be hand applied with paint. It does not appear to be part of the lithograph. This is just my personal opinion. It looks like some type of black watercolor. The drawing on the bottom right is unique as well. It seems to be ink and gouache or water color. I purchased at the Showplace Art & Antiques Market on W 25th Street in New York back in 1998. I have kept it in a climate controlled storage for the last +20 years. Please note that this work needs conservation and needs to be handled with care. The paper is super fragile and brittle due to its age. I have plenty of other images so please feel free to request them. I would describe the condition as poor but it still displays beautifully. Would look stunning in a right frame and when framed with care (acid free matting) with UV resistant glass/plexiglass. Sold unframed and ships in a strong tube! I used to buy any art and design I could get hold of, whatever I liked, I bought. I am finally going through some of my inventory. Check out my other auctions. Art collecting is fun! Sure beats postage stamp collecting (although I did that too; the collections will be listed soon).

Condition: 
Full sheet, bleed-through staining to verso due to age, various creases and stains throughout, staining foxing and spot marks throughout, some paper loss at corners and at edges. Yellowing of paper consistent with age. It is possible that the work has been retouched at some time (please see black touch-ups indicating signs of previous restoration). Additional images available upon request. Fragile. Needs to be handled with extra care.

Let me leave you with an interesting and true story from the wonderful world of art. I used to know everyone in the field back in the day. I once met a gallery owner who had a large amount of valuable prints stored underneath his bed. One day he came home and he discovered his dog had chewed on all the art rendering it worthless. He lost about $100,000.00 in value and he still loved his dog. I want you to remember this story for nothing matters more than Love. Don't forget that. It's all about Love. Thank you.

Handling Suggestions

Needs to be handled with extra care. Don't buy this if you are looking for a new print. This is not it!! This should be handled by someone experiencing in art preservation. It should not be handled by anyone else; not even a frame store. Regardless, whoever handles this must wear gloves. As with all works; I suggest not to open it upon arrival but to to take directly to your frame store. Please make sure to use a frame store that has experiencing in handling art, not just standard posters. Tell them the this is an original lithograph, not a cheap poster. Tell them to wear gloves and treat it as an art curator in a museum would. Make sure to have them open it in your presence so you can both agree on the condition when you left it so there are no disputes. Ask if they offer some kind of insurance policy in case they damage it (it has happened). Have it framed with acid-free matting and a plexiglass frame with UV-filter. Tell them to use acid-free hinging tape and preferably as little as possible. These are just my suggestions. Thank you for taking care of this valuable print.

Shipping

Please allow 2-4 business days to securely package and ship your item.  We ship fully insured with a tracking number by the carrier of our choice (which may or may not be in person depending on the final price). Please allow 2-8 business days for delivery (it's slow but hey; we do offer free shipping). Please note that due to the value of this item, we will require a valid adult signature upon arrival, the person who signs for the package will need to match the person who buys it. Name and shipping address must match your Paypal address. No exceptions! Pick up in Northern California upon request. I will ship this flat packaged since this is too fragile to ship rolled.

Payment

Paypal only; pay within 3 business days after auction ends. Shipping address must be verified. Signature will be required upon delivery.

Return Policy

All sales final due to the extremely fragile nature of this work. Due your homework before bidding. No cancellations or returns for whatever reason. No whiners or prima-ballerinas please. Again, if you need more images please let us know. Happy to arrange a showing in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Joan Miro

Widely considered one of the leading Surrealists (though he was never officially part of the group), Joan Miró was also a pioneer of automatism: a method of spontaneous drawing that attempted to express the inner workings of the human psyche. Miró used color and form in a symbolic manner, developing intricate compositions and a wandering linear style that combined abstract elements with recurring motifs such as birds, eyes, and the moon. During his lifetime, Miró received the Grand Prize for Graphic Work at the 1954 Venice Biennale, exhibited at the first Documenta exhibition in 1955, and enjoyed multiple high-profile retrospectives. Today, Miró’s work—which has sold for eight figures at auction—can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art, among other institutions. His public sculptures and murals are installed in cities around the world, including Milan, Paris, and Barcelona.