Joan Miro - Lileluba D'Ales Vermelles (31.25 in x 23.5)

Artwork Profile: Dragonfly with Red Wings

• Full Original Title: Libellule aux ailerons rouges à la poursuite d'un serpent glissant en spirale vers l'étoile-comète (French)

• Spanish Title: Libélula de alas rojas persiguiendo a una serpiente que se desliza en espiral hacia la estrella cometa

• English Translation: Dragonfly with Red Wings in Pursuit of a Serpent Gliding in a Spiral Towards the Comet-Star

  • Poetic Titling: Miró was famous for giving his paintings highly poetic, incredibly long, and hyper-descriptive titles. He viewed the title of an artwork as an extension of the painting itself—functioning almost like a companion poem to trigger the viewer's imagination before they even look at the canvas.

  • Visual Language: The painting does not feature a literal, realistic dragonfly and snake. Instead, Miró uses his classic visual vocabulary: playful, intersecting wiry lines, bright splashes of primary colors, floating biomorphic shapes, and spiraling motifs. These elements are arranged to represent the kinetic, frantic energy of a chase across a dreamlike void.

  • Cosmic Themes: The specific mention of the "comet-star" ties directly into Miró's lifelong artistic fascination with the cosmos, constellations, and the concept of escaping heavy earthly gravity into the freedom of the sky.