Joan Miro Painting-poem 1925 Happiness to Love My Brunette Art Print

In the formative years of the Surrealist movement, Joan Miro pioneered a lyrical synthesis of text and image known as peinture-poésie. This print captures the essence of that 1925 experiment, setting whimsical white figures and a vibrant yellow lute against a deep, textured tobacco-brown background.

About Joan Miró

Joan Miró (1893–1983) was a Catalan artist whose playful signs, stars and creatures sit between Surrealism and abstraction. Miró worked across painting, ceramics, sculpture and printmaking, and made many posters for his own exhibitions. Surrealist artists such as Magritte, Dalí and Miró used dream logic to make the familiar feel strange. The original image dates from 1925.

Styling this Joan Miró print

Yellow and brown tones give this Joan Miró print a vibrant character that holds a room. Its wide format suits the space above a sofa or sideboard in a living room: 20×30″ or 24×36″ for impact, 12×18″ for a smaller wall. The yellow and brown palette of this Joan Miró print warms up grey or white walls and suits natural wood and brass accents; finish it with a black or antique-gold frame.

At a glance

• Type: Joan Miró print
• Artist: Joan Miró
• Year: 1925
• Style: Surrealism, Modernism
• Colours: yellow and brown
• Mood: vibrant, surreal
• Orientation: landscape
• Collections: Joan Miro Prints, Modernist Art Prints, Surrealist Art Prints