After Joan MIRO (1893-1983). Le sourire aux ailes flamboyantes, 1954. Lithograph in colors on Arches wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 30/400 (wetness and yellowing). Subject : Height. 34.5 cm - Width : 45 cm Note: the main protagonist of Spanish Surrealism, he is renowned for his treatment of dreamlike subjects and abstract forms. He moved to New York in 1947, where he worked with engraving and lithography, illustrating Tristan Tzara's works L'Antitête and Parler Seul. He produced a large number of prints from 1947 to 1958, contributing to such publications as Breton's Anthologie de l'humour noir and Paul Eluard's A toute épreuve. He also produced illustrations, lithographs and monumental sculptures for the Maeght Foundation. His work can be found in the collections of the Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation in Palma de Mallorca, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Musée d'Art Moderne in Lille and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Appraisal by Sylvie COLLIGNON - 01 42 96 12 17 - collignonsylvie@cegetel.net Key words: surrealism; dreamlike; Musée National d'Art Moderne; Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation and Joan Miró Foundation; Tristan Tzara; Spanish surrealism; abstraction