Joan Miro - Femme et Chat

Title: Femme et Chat (Woman and Cat)

Artist: Joan Miró (Spanish/Catalan, 1893–1983)

Date of Creation: 1950

Original Medium: Oil on partly chiseled board

Original Dimensions: Approximately 60.7 × 49.5 cm

Movement / Style: Surrealism, Biomorphic Abstraction, Mid-Century Modern Art

Subject & Composition: The work depicts a stylized woman in a striped yellow dress accompanied by a companion creature/cat beside her, accented with Miró’s signature bold black calligraphic line work, stippled dots, ethereal background wash, and primary color accents (red, yellow, green, and blue). Many prints of this work were notably published in Europe (such as by Nouvelles Images in France) as exhibition/fine art gallery posters.