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Joan Miró
Portrait of Josep F. Ràfols
1917
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Artist
Joan Miró
(Spanish, 1893–1983)
- Title Portrait of Josep F. Ràfols
- Date 1917
- Medium Oil on paper on cradled board
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Dimensions
unframed | 29 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.
framed | 39 7/16 x 31 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.
- Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr., 1961
- Object number WU 3932
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Work type
painting
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1917
Artist
c. 1918–May 14, 1952
Josep F. Ràfols (1889–1965), Barcelona, Spain
October 1951–May 14, 1952
[Pierre Matisse Gallery (1931–1989), New York, on consignment from the above]
May 14, 1952–December 1, 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr., St. Louis, MO, purchase from the above
February 25, 1959–October 17, 1962
[M. Knoedler & Co. (1846–2011), New York, NY, and Paris, France, on consignment from the above]
December 1, 1961–
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr.
Inscription [UR of painting:] Miro.
Inscription [verso, UL of frame, small white oval sticker over white circular sticker] [written in blue pen:] K-15
Inscription [verso, UL of frame and UL of backing, a small white rectangular label] [printed in black:] NO. [stamped in red:] 57421 / [printed in black:] FRAME
Inscription [verso, UL of frame, a small rectangular label, the upper half blue with a white border and the bottom half white] [printed in white over blue background:] Transports Internationaux / ARTHUR LENARS&CIE / 22bis Rue de Paradis / PARIS Xe PRO.30.34 / [written in black pen over white background:] KNO / [right justified:] NY
Inscription [verso, UL of backing, white rectangular label with yellow print] [printed in white on orange background:] ALLIED VAN LINES / GENERAL VAN / AND / STORAGE / [V-shaped insignia with a shield at the point of the V] / [under left side of V:] 75 YEARS [under right side of V:] IN ST. LOUIS / FOrest 7-4300 / [printed in orange on white background:] FLOOR [vertical dividing line] ROOM [vertical dividing line] PIECE NO. / [written in blue pen:] MIRO PORTRAIT to / NELSON GAL. / [printed in orange:] DEPARTMENT [written in blue pen:] KANSAS CITY
Inscription [Washington University label verso on frame]
Inscription [verso, UC of frame and UC of cradle, written in black pencil:] CA5650
Inscription [verso, UR and LC of frame and UL of cradle, written in black paint:] WU 3932
Inscription [verso, UR of frame, stamped in black:] K PHOTO [written underneath stamp in black marker:] MIRO
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