On the picture Ambassador of Spain H. E. Mr. Fernando Arias Gonzalez with Mr. Punyet Miró.
By Roy Lie A Tjam.
A special exhibition of work of the Spanish artist Joan Miró is on show at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen. The exhibition comprises the largest collections of the Majorcan painter’s works outside of Spain and has been made possible thanks to the joint effort of the Joan Miró Foundation and Museum Cobra.
The inauguration took place in Amstelveen on Friday 9 October. AEPH’s members (Asociacion Espanola de Profesionales en Holanda) and friends were offered complimentary tickets.
The official opening remarks were delivered by Els Ottenhof, Executive Director of the Cobra Museum, Katja Weitering Artistic Director Cobra Museum and Joan Punyet Miró, grandson of Joan Miró and president of the Joan Miró Foundation.
Subsequently there was a musical performance by mezzo soprano Ruth Codina, accompanied by pianist Jean-Baptist Millon, courtesy of the Spanish Embassy in The Hague.
The exhibition includes more than 80 works by Joan Miró and 60 works by various Cobra artists including Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Constant and Pierre Alechinsky.
A viewing of the Miró and Cobra exhibition and a networking reception followed. Members of the Diplomatic Corps and many of Joan Miró fans came to admire the works of the famous Spanish genius, Joan Miró.
