Joan MIRĂ The measure of time - 1960 Aquatint in colours SignĂŠe, dĂŠdicacĂŠe "Ă madame Dutrou" and justifiĂŠe "H.C" (edition Ă 30 copies and some H.C copies) 38 x 28.5 cm Ădition Maeght, Paris đ Dupin 285 Aquatint in colors ; signed, dedicated and justified 14.96 x 11.02 in. DĂŠdicace Ă Dutrou In 1944, Robert Dutrou, then 14 years old âgĂŠ, intègre as an apprentice at the cĂŠlèbre Lacourière intaglio workshop. It was at the cĂ'tĂŠs of its founders, that he acquired the rigour and exigency nĂŠcessary Ă the practice of this mĂŠtier and began Ă drawing for Joan MirĂł. Robert Dutrou ĂŠ married Lydie in 1952. Together with Aldo Crommelynck, they opened their own studio in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. In the 1960s, AimĂŠ and Marguerite Maeght asked the couple to run the foundation's intaglio department. A resale right applies to this lot in accordance with local legislation. The purchaser undertakes to pay us an amount equal to the amount of this right, which we undertake to pay to the competent authority on his behalf. An artist resale right (A.R.R) royalty applies to this lot, as provided under local law. The buyer agrees to pay us the amount equal to that resale royalty and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the appropriate authority. Joan MIRĂ