Joan Miró Painting (Blue Star). 1927
Sotheby's. 19.06.2012
Estimate: £ 15-20 million
Source: Press Release Sotheby's

Following the recent successful exhibitions on the works of Joan Miro, who have been in the leading museums such as Tate Modern in London, Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona and the National Gallery in Washington, Sotheby's announced the top-lot evening sale, "The Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century." The auction will lead "Painting (Blue Star)" - the most important work of Joan Miro ever to appear on the market. This picture is the author considered one of the major works in his work. "Painting (Blue Star)" previously owned by André Lefebvre, a well-known art collector and connoisseur of early XX century.

said Helena Newman, head of Sotheby's «The Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century": " "Painting (Blue Star)" - a unique work of Miro, erasing the boundary between figurative and abstract art. His works of this period are attractive and are universal, timeless, this is exactly the type of painting, which is the most prized among today's collectors around the world. "Painting (Blue Star)" appears at a time when demand for the iconic works of art of the twentieth century than ever before high ».

« Painting (Blue Star) "Miro is written on magnetic azure, and belongs to to the cycle of "art-dreams." This series of papers with the characteristic blue palette (which later influenced by artists such as Marc Mark Rothko and Yves Klein) can be called a landmark in the history of surrealism. Miro was one of the founders of this movement, supported by the famous Manifesto of Surrealism André Breton in 1924, and subsequently began working on paintings, dreams. Later, the artist singled out "picture (Blue Star)," created in 1927 as a central product of those years and his creative career as a whole. Miro's surrealist paintings were highly praised by Breton, who said Miro, "can be regarded as the most surrealist of us." (Last year, several works of surrealism set a record price.)

In a series of paintings by Miro-Dream has developed characters that formed the basis for many of his works. "Painting (Blue Star)" - work incredible richness and visual harmony.

This picture is headed by the London evening sale, "The Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century", which will be held June 19, 2012, which will also the works of , Delvaux, Picasso, Beckmann, Dix and Van Dongen.

Source : Press Release Sotheby's