Joan MIRÓ (1893-1983) - Untitled, 1949 (recto) Watercolor and ink, signed lower right. - Study for Ubu roi, circa 1953 (verso) Watercolor and wax pencil, signed and dated (1949 for the recto) towards the top middle. The sheet (double sided): 67 x 51 cm Provenance: - Paris, Maeght Gallery, no. 6787 - New-York, Chalette Gallery, 1960 - Paris, private collection. Bibliography : - Jacques Dupin and Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró - Catalogue raisonné. Drawings, Volume II: 1938-1959, Daniel Lelong and Successió Miró publishers, 2010, described and reproduced on page 172 under no. 1150 (reproduced unsigned, without mention of the reverse side and with the dimensions 65 x 50 cm). This work is accompanied by a photograph of Joan Miró posing in front of it. A certificate from the ADOM dated 14 April 2022 will be given to the buyer.

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