01 Orientalist Painting, Joaquín Miró's Arab Riders, with footnotes #106

Joaquìn Mirò (Spanish, 1849-1914)

Arab Riders

Oil on artist board

11 x 13 in. (27.9 x 33 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for USD 9,600 in April 2006

Joaquín Miró (Spanish, 1849–1914)  was a painter of figures, nudes, interior scenes, urban and rural landscapes and still lives. Miro studied at the School of Fine Art in Barcelona before travelling to Paris. At this stage Miro associated with the Montmartre artists. He was a friend of Théophile Steinlen and was attracted by the work of Picasso and Utrillo. Miro exhibited widely at the Autumn Salon in Paris, Liége and elsewhere. More on Joaquín Miró

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