Femme-Oiseau II. 1960.
Etching and aquatint in colors and softground etching.
Dupin 275. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 90 copies. On wove paper by BKF Rives (with wateramrk). 34.5 x 46.5 cm (13.5 x 18.3 in). Sheet: 50,1 x 65,7 cm (19,7 x 25,8 in).
Printed by Robert Dutrou / Atelier Maeght, Paris. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris.

Whenever Joan Miró stayed in Paris he worked with the printer Robert Dutrou, who was director of Maeght's printshop in the 1960s. Both artist and printer were likewise interested in the opportunities that the etching technique offered. They experimented with different methods and attained a great simplicity of the line. [EH/JA]