20 facts joan miro biography
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10 Interesting Facts about Joan Miro
1) Joan Miro's artwork was inspire by Cezanne and Van Gogh, and he felt drawn to the Cubist and Surrealist artists who were working in Paris.
2) In the early 1920s, Miro traveled to Paris and it was there that he met, and was inspired by, Pablo Picasso and many other famous artists.
3) Miro's influence on the art of the later 20th century is great; some artists who were influenced by him include Robert Motherwell, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Roberto Matta, Mark Rothko.
20 facts joan miro biography
4) In 1974, Joan Miro produced a tapestry for the World Trade Center. It was one of the most valuable pieces of artwork destroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
5) Earnest Hemingway purchased the Miro's The Farm as a birthday gift for his wife, paying 5,000 francs at the time.
Today, it can be viewed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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