The Birth of the World
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Title
The Birth of the World
Subject
Modern art; Postmodern art
Description
Painting. In this signature work, Miró covered the ground of the oversize canvas by applying paint in an astonishing variety of ways that recall poetic chance procedures. He then added a series of pictographic signs that seem less painted than drawn, transforming the broken syntax, constellated space, and dreamlike imagery of avant-garde poetry into a radiantly imaginative and highly inventive form of painting.
Creator
Miró, Joan
Source
Material: Oil on canvas.
Measurements: 250.8 x 200 cm
Measurements: 250.8 x 200 cm
Date
1925
Contributor
Ballester-Clemente, Irina
Rights
Restricted to those permitted uses specified in the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use.
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
spain_miro_1925_2
Collection
Tags
Citation
Miró, Joan, “The Birth of the World,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed May 18, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/16.