Couple of Birds III | Couple d'Oiseaux III, 1966, 1966
Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Mandeure Wove Paper
73.5 x 104.5 cm. / 28.9 x 41.1 in.
Image size: 58 x 92 cm. / 22.8 x 36.2 in.
This original etching and aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Miró" at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. There were also a small number of hors commerce impressions.
It was printed in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris, in 1966 and it was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in the same year.
The paper bears the Canton de Mandeure watermark along the lower margin.
Literature: Dupin, J. (1989). Miró Engraver, Vol. II 1961-1973. Paris: Éditeur Daniel Lelong.
Reference: Dupin 416
Condition: Good condition. Staining in the margins. Soft creasing in the lower margin and corners. Remnants of adhesive hinging, verso.