Marianne B

Artist Antoni Miralda (Spanish, born 1942)

Date2017

MediumElectrostatic print on paper

DimensionsImage and sheet: 24 × 18 inches (60.96 × 45.72 cm)

Credit LineGift of Suzie Aron

Object number2022.4.1

SignedLower right in black permanent marker "Miralda 5/40"

InscribedAll inscriptions, such as the numerals for the pictured mementos of Miralda’s career – are photographed from above. (Descending from top left to right: 2, 7, 21, 9, 24 / 17, 22, 25, 20, 18, 74 / 8, 6, 3, 13, 77, 19 / 1, 15, 8 / 16, 4, 10, 5 / 12, 23). "Marianne B - blanca; Edition - 40 + 10 AP; Each multiple contains 25 works - testimonies from 1967 to 2017 almost all originals" inscribed along the bottom.

Edition/State/Proof5/40

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DescriptionA collage of the artist's major projects, including "Wheat and Steak" (1979). The title, “Marianne B” playfully refers to the allegorical figure of France, and allude to Miralda’s forced service as a young man in General Franco’s army as part of a national conscription program.

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