Joan Miró
A leading Spanish artist of the 20th century and a prominent painter of the School of Paris, centered in Paris. Known for his distinctive colors and poetic imagery, he created works in a wide range of fields including painting, printmaking, and sculpture, establishing a unique style that fused the spirit of Surrealism with free imagination. His symbolic forms and vibrant colors continue to have a significant impact on contemporary art.
1893 Born in Catalonia, Spain, the son of a goldsmith and watchmaker.
1907 Enters La Llotja School of Art in Barcelona.
1912 Enters Francesc Galí Art School.
1915 Begins painting unique portraits and landscapes, influenced by French Fauvism.
1918 Holds a solo exhibition at Dalmau Gallery.
1919 Travels to Paris. Interacts with Picasso. For the next 20 years, enjoys interactions with Paris and its artists.
1920 Participates in the Dada movement.
1923 Begins painting symbolic pictures, moving away from realism.
1924 Participates in the Surrealism movement with André Breton and others.
1926 Designs stage sets for the Russian Ballet's Romeo and Juliet.
1930 Holds solo exhibitions in Paris, Brussels, and New York. Creates his first lithographs.
1931 Exhibition of objects and sculptures at a Paris gallery.
1933 Creates his first etchings.
1936 Exiles to France.
1940 Creates his masterpiece series, Constellations, establishing Miró's unique geometric expression.
Moves to Majorca, Spain.
1941 Museum of Modern Art, New York, holds a retrospective exhibition.
1947 Visits New York for the first time and creates a large mural.
1953 Maght Gallery in Paris holds a solo exhibition.
Since then, his reputation and fame as a world-class painter have been established, retrospective exhibitions have been held in Western Japan, and his works are collected by museums around the world.
1954 Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Germany holds a retrospective exhibition.
1960 Creates a ceramic mural for Harvard University.
1962 A major retrospective exhibition is held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Paris.
1966 Visits Japan for a major retrospective exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto.
1967 Miró mural installed at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
1973 Solo exhibition of sculptures and ceramics at the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. "Miró Collection at MoMA" exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
1975 Fundació Joan Miró – Centre for the Study of Contemporary Art, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, opens in Montjuïc Park, Barcelona.
1979 Retrospective exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and watercolors held at the Maeght Foundation.
1983 "Joan Miró:Anys20" exhibition of paintings from the 1920s held at the Miró Foundation in Barcelona. Dies at his home in Palma de Mallorca.
The Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona houses over 10,000 works, and his works are collected in museums around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.