Description
Joan Miro – Still Life with Old Shoe
| Year of Creation: | 1937 |
| Original size: | 116.8 cm x 81.3 cm |
| Paint style: | Surrealism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | New York Museum of Modern Art |
Still Life with Old Shoe – Joan Miró
Still Life with Old Shoe is a 1937 painting by Joan Miró, held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York: an old shoe, an apple with a fork, a bottle and bread in harsh colours on a black ground. We paint our hand-painted study of Still Life with Old Shoe to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 60 × 40 cm to 150 × 100 cm or in a custom size. Before Still Life with Old Shoe is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Still Life with Old Shoe show?
In Still Life with Old Shoe a crumbling old shoe lies on the right, an apple stuck with a fork on the left, a bottle rises in the middle with a piece of bread beside it, and everything glows in acid greens, yellows, reds and violets surrounded by black shadows. Miró painted it during the Spanish Civil War, when even simple things on the table felt unsure, which is why Still Life with Old Shoe feels tense and uneasy.
How is our hand-painted study of Still Life with Old Shoe made?
Our painters paint the study of Still Life with Old Shoe by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Still Life with Old Shoe has a real paint texture that a print does not have. In the photograph above you see our finished study of Still Life with Old Shoe on the easel among frame samples before it went to the buyer; this is exactly the kind of painting you receive. When Still Life with Old Shoe is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Still Life with Old Shoe suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Still Life with Old Shoe in 117 × 81 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 60 × 40 cm. Still Life with Old Shoe is available in 60 × 40 cm, 70 × 50 cm, 80 × 55 cm, 90 × 60 cm, 100 × 70 cm, 117 × 81 cm, 130 × 90 cm and 150 × 100 cm. The 117 × 81 cm size is almost the size of the original: the original of Still Life with Old Shoe measures 116.8 × 81.3 cm, so our painting is 2 mm longer on one side and 3 mm shorter on the other. A simple rule for Still Life with Old Shoe: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Still Life with Old Shoe arrive, and when?
We ship Still Life with Old Shoe rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Still Life with Old Shoe are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Still Life with Old Shoe is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Still Life with Old Shoe painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Still Life with Old Shoe
Is Still Life with Old Shoe a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Still Life with Old Shoe is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Still Life with Old Shoe in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Still Life with Old Shoe in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Still Life with Old Shoe.
Why is everything so dark in Still Life with Old Shoe?
Miró painted it in Paris in 1937, while war raged in Spain; the dark shadows and harsh colours express the anxiety of that time.
Is Still Life with Old Shoe a good gift?
Still Life with Old Shoe is a gift for a Miró fan or for anyone who likes art with a story. If you are unsure which size of Still Life with Old Shoe to choose, give a gift voucher.
