Joan Miró's Surrealist Years in Paris (1923–1937)

1. Miró settles into Rue Blomet studio circle

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: Rue Blomet, Andr Masson, Pablo Gargallo

   • Fundaci Mir
   • Britannica

2. Begins "The Tilled Field" hybrid landscape

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: The Tilled, 1923 painting

   • Britannica

3. Miró joins the Surrealist group in Paris

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: Surrealist group, Andr Breton

   • Britannica
   • New Yorker

4. Paints "The Birth of the World"

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: The Birth, 1925 painting

   • MoMA
   • Britannica

5. Develops "dream pictures" in Paris years

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Dream pictures, Imaginary landscapes

   • Britannica

6. Paints "Harlequin’s Carnival"

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Harlequin s, 1924 25

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7. Paints "Dog Barking at the Moon"

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Dog Barking, 1926 painting

   • Philadelphia MA
   • Britannica

8. Articulates desire to "assassinate painting"

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: Anti-painting stance, 1927 statement

   • Fundaci Mir
   • New Yorker

9. Paints the "Dutch Interiors" series

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Dutch Interiors, 1928 series

   • Rijksmuseum
   • Fundaci Mir

10. Marries Pilar Juncosa in Mallorca

    Oct 12, 1929Labels: Pilar Juncosa, Marriage 1929

    • Fundaci Mir
    • Britannica

11. Birth of daughter Maria Dolors Miró

    Jul 17, 1930Labels: Maria Dolors, 1930 birth

    • Fundaci Mir
    • Britannica

12. States "utter contempt for painting" in interview

    Jan 1, 1931Labels: 1931 interview, Anti-traditional rhetoric

    • New Yorker
    • New Criterion

13. Spanish Civil War drives Miró back to Paris

    Dec 16, 1936Labels: Spanish Civil, Return to

    • MoMA
    • Britannica

14. Designs "Aidez l’Espagne" (Help Spain) poster

    Jan 1, 1937Labels: Aidez l, 1937 poster

    • MoMA

15. Paints "Still Life with Old Shoe" in Paris

    Jan 24, 1937Labels: Still Life, 1937 painting

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    • Britannica

16. Creates "The Reaper" mural for Paris World's Fair

    May 1, 1937Labels: The Reaper, Spanish Pavilion

    • MoMA
    • Britannica