http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96891/the-spanish-playing-cards-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: The Spanish Playing Cards: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96891/the-spanish-playing-cards-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96891/the-spanish-playing-cards-gallery-label-current Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>The Spanish Playing Cards: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2009-07-17</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Joan Miró's first encounter with the Cubist works of Picasso and Braque in 1919 inspired a group of still lifes - including <i>Spanish Playing Cards</i> - that he executed in 1920. Here, the stylized realism of Miró's previous work combined with the geometric faceting of synthetic Cubism. The densely painted objects retain their identity, but the surrounding space is fractured into patterned lines and angles. Miró continued working in this manner until 1924, when he joined the Surrealist movement. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96891/the-spanish-playing-cards-gallery-label-current Joan Miró's first encounter with the Cubist works of Picasso and Braque in 1919 inspired a group of still lifes - including Spanish Playing Cards - that he executed in 1920. Here, the stylized realism of Miró's previous work combined with the geometric faceting of synthetic Cubism. The densely painted objects retain their identity, but the surrounding space is fractured into patterned lines and angles. Miró continued working in this manner until 1924, when he joined the Surrealist movement." type="image/jpeg" />Joan Miró's first encounter with the Cubist works of Picasso and Braque in 1919 inspired a group of still lifes - including Spanish Playing Cards - that he executed in 1920. Here, the stylized realism of Miró's previous work combined with the geometric faceting of synthetic Cubism. The densely painted objects retain their identity, but the surrounding space is fractured into patterned lines and angles. Miró continued working in this manner until 1924, when he joined the Surrealist movement." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts