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When I stand before a canvas, I never know what I'll do, and I am the first one surprised at what comes out.
Joan Miro
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Joan Miro
Age: 90 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 1
Died: 1983
Died: December 25
Artist
Ceramicist
Designer
Graphic Artist
Lithographer
Painter
Postage Stamp Designer
Scenographer
Sculptor
Tapestry Designer
Barcelona
Spain
Joan Miró i Ferrà
Joan Mir
Z'uʼan Miro
Joan Miró Ferra
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Z'uán Miró
Joán Miró
Miluo
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Joan Miro i Ferra
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Jean Miró
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My way is to seize an image the moment it has formed in my mind, to trap it as a bird and to pin it at once to canvas. Afterward I start to tame it, to master it. I bring it under control and I develop it.
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