Portrait of Hiberto Casany (The Chauffeur) is a painting by Joan Miró from 1917 and belongs to his early phase, before his adherence to Surrealism. The work depicts Hiberto Casany, the Miró family's chauffeur, and testifies to the artist's interest in everyday subjects and figures from real life, far removed from official or society portraits. The style is still figurative and shows the influence of Post-Impressionism, Cézanne and Catalan Modernisme: the forms are solid, simplified and outlined with sharp contours, while the colours are controlled and measured.
The sitter appears frontally, with a strong sense of presence and dignity despite his humble social role. This work is significant because it reveals Miró's path towards a progressive formal and symbolic synthesis, anticipating the transformation of his pictorial language in the following years.
Material of the finest quality
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity, also on Amalfi paper, signed by the craftsman who made the print.
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