To find the eloquence of silence . . .

Today is the birthday of Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983), painter, sculptor, and ceramist.

The Tilled Field

Joan Miró
(1923–1924)
Oil on canvas
26 x 36 1/2 inches (66 x 92.7 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York, New York

"You can look at a painting for a whole week and then never think about it again. You can also look at a painting for a second and think about it for the rest of your life." - Joan Miró


"I work like a gardener." - Joan Miró

"What I am seeking... is a motionless movement, something equivalent to what is called the eloquence of silence... " - Joan Miró

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