"It had not been opened for decades and had been passed down by Vernassa to his descendants. As soon as the lines on the page appeared, all doubt disappeared. It immediately became clear that these were two major works, instantly recognizable through the distinctive hand of Miró."
"The first of the three works to be found, Le Soleil Mallorca (1972), featured in promotional tourism campaigns for the Spanish island in the 1970s and depicts one of Miró's oval sun-parrots encircled by black dot stars. It was spotted by the auctioneer Guillaume Mermoz during a visit to Vernassa's apartment in Nice, southern France."
"There, they uncovered an old poster tube and inside a pair of large-scale drawings for indoor balcony railings. Both were nine feet in length and laden with lines and constellation-like shapes."
Three previously unknown works by Joan Miró have been discovered among the belongings of Edmond Vernassa, a multidisciplinary artist and industrial designer who was Miró's friend. The first work, Le Soleil Mallorca (1972), depicts one of Miró's characteristic oval sun-parrots surrounded by black dot stars and was used in tourism campaigns for Mallorca. The other two discoveries are large-scale drawings for indoor balcony railings, each nine feet in length, featuring lines and constellation-like shapes. These works were found in an unopened poster tube that had been stored for decades. The three pieces will be auctioned by Métayer-Mermoz in Antibes on April 19, with the balcony designs estimated at €200,000-€400,000 each and the sun drawing at €30,000-€50,000. The works will be displayed during Paris Drawing Week before the sale.
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