MIRO Joan (1893 - 1983) & René CHAR - "La marteau sans maître". 1977. Photolithograph. Proof on wove paper, justified "E.A" (épreuve d'artiste) and signed in pencil. Published in 1977 for the exhibition of etchings and aquatints by Miro, illustrating René Char's "Marteau sans maître" (1976), at the Galerie de La Balance in Avignon. René Char (1907-1988) was one of those with whom Miro maintained a poetic dialogue. From 1948 to 1976, Miro illustrated twelve of his publications, including Le marteau sans maître, a compilation of poems written since 1927 and originally published in 1934. 44 x 35 cm. Condition A (plate cut at bottom by about 8 cm and traces of old mounting on reverse).