Dog Barking at the Moon
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Artist | Joan Miró |
Year | 1926 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 73 cm × 92.1 cm (29 in × 36.3 in) |
Location | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Dog Barking at the Moon is a 1926 painting by Spanish artist Joan Miró.
Background
In 1926, Miró painted Dog Barking at the Moon in the town of Mont-roig del Camp, Catalonia. The painting is based on Miró's sketch of a Catalan folk tale which depicts a dog yelping "bow wow" at the moon while the moon looks down saying, "You know, I don't give a damn."[1]
Analysis
The painting presents a sparse, earthy brown landscape set against a black sky. However, Miró uses bright and playful colors to depict the distorted figure of a dog in the right foreground barking at the half moon and bird above it. In the left foreground, a ladder extends from the bottom of the painting before receding into the dark night sky. The vast, empty spaces in the painting create a sense of loneliness and isolation.[2] Michael R. Taylor observes that Dog Barking at the Moon reflects Miró's memories of his native Catalan landscape and writes that the painting "exemplifies [Miró's] sophisticated blend of pictorial wit and abstraction".[1]
History
The painting was originally in the collection of Albert Eugene Gallatin before being bequeathed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1952, where it remains.[1] The painting is distinct from the similarly named Dog Barking at the Moon, a 1952 lithograph by the same artist in an edition of 80. A copy of the lithograph is in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[3]
In April 2021, Elon Musk shared an image of the painting on Twitter with the caption "Doge Barking at the Moon". The tweet triggered a more than 100% increase in the price of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Dog Barking at the Moon". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Looking to Write, Writing to Look (Dog Barking at the Moon)". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Dog Barking at the Moon". MoMA. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Madhok, Diksha (April 16, 2021). "Dogecoin price soars more than 100% to new record after Elon Musk tweets". CNN. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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- The World Trade Center Tapestry (1974)
- Miró Wall (1979)
- Tapestry of the Fundació (1979)
- Personnages Oiseaux (1972–1978)
- Fondation Maeght
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- Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape exhibition
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