Joan Miro (1893-1983)

Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramacist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundacio Joan Miro, was established in Barcelona in 1975.

Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism but with a personal style, sometimes veering into Fauvism and Expressionism. He was notable for his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind, reflected in the re-creation of the childlike.