An oil painting on board, The Harlequins Carnival, after the original oil painting on canvas, 1924 to 1925 by Joan Miro, Spanish, Catalan, 1893 to 1983. Signed lower right. Additionally inscribed on the backside. The Harlequins Carnival is an oil painting painted by Joan Miro between 1924 and 1925. It is one of the most outstanding surrealist paintings of the artist, and it is preserved in the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York. Created between 1924 and 1925, Harlequins Carnival is one of Joan Miros best known pieces. Harlequin is the name of a well known Italian comic theater character that is generally identified by his checkered costume. The carnival in the title of the painting may refer to Mardi Gras, the celebration that occurs before the fasting of Lent begins. Joan Miro, a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism but with a personal style, sometimes also veering into Fauvism and Expressionism. He was notable for his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind, reflected in his re creation of the childlike. His difficult to classify works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride. One of a kind artwork.