Miró & Picasso

Joan MIRÓ (Barcelona, Spain | 1893 - 1983)

Distinctions & Awards | Premios & Distinciones:

Spanish Pavilion, Paris Exposition Internationale (1937) / Museum of Modern Art in New York (1941) / Grand Prize for Graphic Work, Venice Biennale (1954) / First Documenta exhibition, Kassel (1955)

Bio:

Catalan Spanish painter from the 20th century, considered as a leading Spanish surrealist. His work technique varied from sculpture, paintings, ceramics, engravings, muralism and printmaking. He was notable for his interest in the unconscious or subconscious mind, with signature colorful pictorial signs, biomorphic forms, geometric shapes and abstract objects.

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Pintor catalán español del siglo XX, considerado uno de los principales surrealistas españoles. Su técnica de trabajo varió desde la escultura, la pintura, la cerámica, el grabado, el muralismo y el grabado. Destacó por su interés por el inconsciente o subconsciente, con signos pictóricos coloristas característicos, formas biomórficas, formas geométricas y objetos abstractos.

Colecciones | Collections:

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid, Spain); Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain); Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid, Spain); Fundación Joan Miró (Barcelona, Spain); Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (Bilbao, Spain); Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) (Barcelona, Spain); Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (New York, USA); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA); Tate Modern (London, UK); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA); National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C., USA); Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, USA); Centre Pompidou (ParIs, France); Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) (Valencia, Spain); Fundación Juan March (Madrid, Spain); Colección BBVA (Madrid, Spain), among others.

Sites of interest / Sitios de interés:

Trazos by RTVE | Fundación Joan Miró

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Pablo PICASSO, Málaga Spain | 1881 - 1973

Distinctions & Awards / Premios & Distinciones:

Honorable mention from Madrid exhibition of fine arts (1897) / Carnegie Prize (1930) / Honorary curator of Prado Museum in Madrid (1936) / Silver Medal of French Gratitude from France (1948) / Order of Polish Renascence commander's cross from Poland (1948) / Pennell Memorial Medal from Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, for lithograph "The Dove of Peace," (1949) / Lenin Peace Prize from Soviet Union. (1950 & 1962)

Bio:

Pablo Picasso was a spanish artist mostly known for his Cubist style, who also contributed to the surrealist and expressionist movements. A rather coarse collection of his work includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costume design. His most iconic work, ¨Guernica¨ (1937) was made in response to the bombing of the spanish town of that name.

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Pablo Picasso fue un artista español conocido sobre todo por su estilo cubista, de igual manera contribuyó a los movimientos surrealista y expresionista. Su obra incluye pinturas, grabados, dibujos, esculturas, cerámicas, decorados teatrales y diseño de vestuario. Su obra más emblemática, ¨Guernica¨ (1937), fue realizada en respuesta al bombardeo de la ciudad española del mismo nombre.

Colecciones | Collections:

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid, Spain); Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain); Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid, Spain); Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (Bilbao, Spain); Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) (Barcelona, Spain); Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (New York, USA); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA); Tate Modern (London, UK); The National Gallery (London, UK); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA); National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C., USA); Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, USA); Centre Pompidou (Paris, France); Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) (Valencia, Spain); Fundación Juan March (Madrid, Spain); Colección BBVA (Madrid, Spain); Colección Banco de España (Madrid, Spain), among others. 

Sites of interest / Sitios de interés:

Pablo Picasso @ Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia