JOAN MIRÓ: From the Kreeger Collection

The Kreeger’s complete collection of works by Joan Miró will be on view, including The Mallorca Suite, Makemono, and El Vol de l’Alosa (The Flight of the Lark). This special exhibition will mark the first time these works have been on view in a decade.

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), was a groundbreaking artist of the 20th century, whose experimental works were rooted in Surrealism. Having achieved notable success in painting by 1925 with his Pierre Loeb Gallery exhibition, he began making prints in 1929 to further push the boundaries of his practice. He often worked in concert with other printmakers, such as Roger Lacourière, Stanley William Hayter, Fernand Mourlot, and Aimé Maeght, honing his craft through collaboration and inspiration.

Miró utilized unique materials and innovative techniques in his colorful artworks. He used woodcut, lithograph, intaglio, and carborundum processes to produce single subject and series prints, as well as book illustrations, which he printed on diverse materials (including silk, Guarro paper, and handmade paper, seen in this exhibition). Over the course of his 70-year career, Miró created more than 2,000 prints.

Pictured: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), Mallorca Series, 1973, nine etchings and aquatint printed in black and colored inks, each accompanied by a state in color, a state in black, and a state in negative, for a total of 36 prints. The series includes an etched title page. A separate gouache accompanies the edition.

1973.4.1-1973.4.38. © Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2026.