One of 15 copies with two extra plates. Fine example of the complete portfolio with 8 plates (two more than the regular edition), all signed and numbered by Miro. In the original printed vellum wrappers.

Gualtieri di San Lazzaro was an Italian writer and art publisher. For the majority of his life, he resided in Paris where he published monographs focusing on the work of contemporary French and Italian artists. He was the founder of the periodical XXe Siècle. Angel Juncosa has been on the board of trustees of the Miró Foundation since 1983.

The eight plates are titled thus:

1. Signe Premier (etching)
2. Le Miroir secret du feu et du froid (linocut with intaglio over-printing in colour)
3. Retour à la position primitive (etching with aquatint printed in colour )
4. Le Demi-Sommeil de l'attente (etching with aquatint printed in colour)
5. La Destruction du Miroir (etching with aquatint printed in colour)
6. Hommage à San Lazzaro (etching with aquatint printed in colour)
7. Incertitude prolongée (etching with aquatint printed in colour)
8. L'Ultime Menace (etching with aquatint printed in colour)

Limited edition, one of 15 copies with two additional etchings, from a total edition of 83, folio (53.6 x 28 cm); complete example with 8 plates after Miro (plus one etching to the vellum covers), signed and numbered in pencil, signed by Miro on the justification, loose as issued; original printed vellum wrappers designed by Miro, housed in the publisher's beige cloth with title printed in black, a fine copy.

Cramer 229.