Ciphers and Constellations, in Love with a Woman
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ArtistJoan Miró
Year1941
Typewatercolor and gouache with pencil
Dimensions46 cm × 38 cm (18 in × 15 in)
| Ciphers and Constellations in Love with a Woman | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Joan Miró |
| Year | 1941 |
| Type | watercolor and gouache with pencil |
| Dimensions | 46 cm × 38 cm (18 in × 15 in) |
| Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
Ciphers and Constellations in Love with a Woman (Catalan: Xifrats i constellacions, en l'amor amb una dona) is a painting by Joan Miró created in 1941, in Palma, Spain. The medium is gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, and the work's dimensions are 46 cm × 38 cm (18 in × 15 in). It is in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.[1] It is one of the 23 pieces in Miró's Constellations series.[2]
The work was first exhibited in 1945, in the Pierre Matisse Gallery after the gallery had acquired it in 1944. In 1953, the Art Institute of Chicago acquired the painting.[1]
The painting inspired a poem of the same title by Ruth Moon Kempher.[3]