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Joan Miró, Femme et Oiseau, 1967.In Femme et oiseau, a black painted wooden crate is pierced with a bright yellow pitchfork, next to which sits a ball painted a vibrant red. Miró's use of bright primary and secondary colors for each component emphasized the individuality of each of the elements, setting them aside from the whole. In the present sculpture, femininity and fertility are represented by the red ball; in other works, it is an egg or a stone. The beak of the bird is possibly represented. by the green cone-lie element and the pitchfork is a wing or a plume.

Joan Miró, Femme et Oiseau, 1967
Painted bronze
264 x 85 x 48 cm. (103.9 x 33 1/2 in. x 18 7/8 in.)
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Joan Miró, Femme et Oiseau (18 / VIII/71 II and 24/XII/76 ), 1971-76 Brush and indian ink colored crayons on Guarro paper 79.8 x 56.5 cm. (31 2/5 x 22 1/5 in.)

Joan Miró, Femme et Oiseau (18 / VIII/71 II and 24/XII/76 ), 1971-76
Brush and indian ink colored crayons on Guarro paper
79.8 x 56.5 cm. (31 2/5 x 22 1/5 in.)