Joan Miró
20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983
Joan Miró was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist associated with Surrealism. His playful biomorphic forms, bright colors, and inventive symbolic language made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Joan Miró was born in the Barri Gòtic district of Barcelona.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe trained in fine art after briefly working as a clerk.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe settled in Paris, where he associated with the Surrealist movement.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed this pivotal work later acquired by Ernest Hemingway.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDuring World War II he produced this acclaimed series of small gouaches.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe founded a museum and cultural center dedicated to contemporary art.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJoan Miró died at his home in Palma at the age of 90.
Source: en.wikipedia.org