Joan Miro Original Lithograph, "Le sommeil du Père Ubu"

Two Original lithographs from the ‘Suites pour Ubu Roi’
Image size: 16.6" x 25.5" (42.2 x 64.8 cm)
Paper size: 21.4" x 29.5" (54.4 x 74.9 cm)
Hand monogrammed in pencil, numbered
Edition of 75
The artist printed it in Mourlot Studio, published in 1966. 
Catalogue reference number is Mourlot 495.

Le sommeil du Père Ubu is a graphic work by Joan Miró from the late 1960s–1970s, part of his extensive Ubu cycle inspired by Alfred Jarry’s absurd character Père Ubu. The piece depicts a sleeping, biomorphic Ubu form, rendered with a few spontaneous lines and bright color accents—typical of Miró’s free late style. The simplicity and floating linework create a dreamlike atmosphere linked to Surrealism and the unconscious. Miró uses Ubu as a playful critique of power and authority, transforming the figure into a humorous, organic presence. The work is usually produced as an etching, aquatint, or lithograph and represents a key piece in Miró’s poetic and experimental graphic period.

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