List of Artists → Joan Miró
Spanish painter and graphic artist important exponent of surrealism. M. studied at the Barcelona academy, thereafter in Paris where he met M. ernst, J. Arp, P. Bonnard, A. Calder and W. Kandinsky. Works of M. were and are showcased in most important museums and exhibtions all over the world, among others at the Documenta. M. developed a special abstract formal language, which is not completely detached from figurative forms. Lit.: Mourlot 'M. - Der Lithograph' a. others.