Standing Nude
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- Barcelona, Catalonia region, Southern Europe, Spain, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 210
- Dimensions
- 60 in. × 47 3/8 in. (152.4 × 120.3 cm)
framed: 69 1/8 × 56 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (175.6 × 144.1 × 8.9 cm) - Credit Line
- Friends Endowment Fund
- Rights
- © Successio Miro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
- Object Number
- 58:1965
NOTES
In this early work, painted in Barcelona, Spain, Joan Miró depicted an imposing nude. The figure inhabits an interior with an ornate rug, a spindly plant, and a densely patterned tapestry. The artist’s faceted treatment of the nude’s form indicates the influence of Cubism; the birds and flowers on the tapestry behind anticipate organic themes of Miró’s mature Surrealist work. Miró moved to Paris in 1920 and soon proceeded to produce more abstract and dreamlike paintings. He became an important figure within the Parisian Surrealist group.
Provenance
- 1927
Galeries Dalmau (Josep Dalmau), Barcelona, Spain, acquired from the artist
1927 - 1934
Paul Éluard (1895-1952), Paris, France, purchased from Galeries Dalmau [1]
1934 - 1949
Galerie Pierre, Paris, France, purchased from Paul Éluard [2]
1949 - 1957
Max Broder, Paris, France [3]
1957
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, USA, purchased from Max Broder
1957 - 1959
William Rubin, New York, NY, purchased from Sidney Janis Gallery [4]
1959 - 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slifka, New York, NY, purchased from William Rubin
1961 - 1965
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY, purchased from Joseph Slifka [5]
1965 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Pierre Matisse Gallery [6]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is Dupin's and Lelong-Mainaud's catalogue raisonné [Dupin, Jacques and Lelong-Mainaud, Ariane. "Joan Miró, Catalogue Raisonné. Paintings." Paris: Daniel Lelong, 1999, cat. no. 57]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] According to the author of the catalogue raisonné, around August 1927, Paul Éluard acquired the painting from Galeries Dalmau [email from Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, dated April 16, 2003, SLAM document files].
[2] Éluard sold the picture to Galerie Pierre in October 1934 (see note [1]). In 1949, Cirici-Pellicer identifies this painting as "Desnudo" from the holdings of the Galerie Pierre [Cirici-Pellicer, A. "Miró y la Imaginación." Barcelona: Ediciones Omega, 1949].
[3] In 1949, the painting was with Max Broder, who sold it in 1957 to Sidney Janis Gallery in New York (see note [1]).
[4] According to Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, William Rubin acquired the work from Sidney Janis Gallery on November 8, 1957 (see note [1]). A 1958 exhibition references Rubin as owner of the painting ["10th Anniversary Exhibition (X Years of Janis)," Sidney Janis Gallery, NY, September 29- November 1, 1958, cat. 45]. Upon inquiry, Dr. Rubin confirmed that he had the painting in his possession, but did not provide dates of ownership [letter dated September 25, 2002, SLAM document files]. In 1959, Rubin sold the painting to Mr. and Mrs. Slifka (see note [1]).
[5] The path of ownership provided by the catalogue raisonné is confirmed in a letter written by the art dealer Pierre Matisse dated April 2, 1965. In this letter Matisse states that the painting was originally owned by Galerie Pierre, then passed into the hands of Max Broder, a publisher, who again sold it to Sidney Janis. It was then owned briefly by William Rubin, who sold it to Joseph Slifka, from whom Pierre Matisse Gallery acquired the painting [letter, SLAM document files].
[6] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and Associate Members of the Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 15, 1965.
Galeries Dalmau (Josep Dalmau), Barcelona, Spain, acquired from the artist
1927 - 1934
Paul Éluard (1895-1952), Paris, France, purchased from Galeries Dalmau [1]
1934 - 1949
Galerie Pierre, Paris, France, purchased from Paul Éluard [2]
1949 - 1957
Max Broder, Paris, France [3]
1957
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, USA, purchased from Max Broder
1957 - 1959
William Rubin, New York, NY, purchased from Sidney Janis Gallery [4]
1959 - 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slifka, New York, NY, purchased from William Rubin
1961 - 1965
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY, purchased from Joseph Slifka [5]
1965 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Pierre Matisse Gallery [6]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is Dupin's and Lelong-Mainaud's catalogue raisonné [Dupin, Jacques and Lelong-Mainaud, Ariane. "Joan Miró, Catalogue Raisonné. Paintings." Paris: Daniel Lelong, 1999, cat. no. 57]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] According to the author of the catalogue raisonné, around August 1927, Paul Éluard acquired the painting from Galeries Dalmau [email from Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, dated April 16, 2003, SLAM document files].
[2] Éluard sold the picture to Galerie Pierre in October 1934 (see note [1]). In 1949, Cirici-Pellicer identifies this painting as "Desnudo" from the holdings of the Galerie Pierre [Cirici-Pellicer, A. "Miró y la Imaginación." Barcelona: Ediciones Omega, 1949].
[3] In 1949, the painting was with Max Broder, who sold it in 1957 to Sidney Janis Gallery in New York (see note [1]).
[4] According to Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, William Rubin acquired the work from Sidney Janis Gallery on November 8, 1957 (see note [1]). A 1958 exhibition references Rubin as owner of the painting ["10th Anniversary Exhibition (X Years of Janis)," Sidney Janis Gallery, NY, September 29- November 1, 1958, cat. 45]. Upon inquiry, Dr. Rubin confirmed that he had the painting in his possession, but did not provide dates of ownership [letter dated September 25, 2002, SLAM document files]. In 1959, Rubin sold the painting to Mr. and Mrs. Slifka (see note [1]).
[5] The path of ownership provided by the catalogue raisonné is confirmed in a letter written by the art dealer Pierre Matisse dated April 2, 1965. In this letter Matisse states that the painting was originally owned by Galerie Pierre, then passed into the hands of Max Broder, a publisher, who again sold it to Sidney Janis. It was then owned briefly by William Rubin, who sold it to Joseph Slifka, from whom Pierre Matisse Gallery acquired the painting [letter, SLAM document files].
[6] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and Associate Members of the Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 15, 1965.
