Joan Miró

Erben's book on Miró is a rare example of a successful book on artist. Himself a painter and writer, Erben succeeded in engaging his great "colleague" in numerous private conversations at the artist's house in Mallorca. In these talks Miró gave Erben many interesting and invaluable insights into his art as well as his own interpretations of his most significant works. The last chapter of this book has been written by Hajo Düchting, an art historian and painter, [...], who has supplemented Erben's text with a chapter on Miro's later life as well as numerous interpretations of a selected number of works.