Mir's Magic Animals [Hardcover]

As might be expected of the son of photographer Lee Miller and writer Roland Penrose, Antony Penroses childhood was populated with some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.Lively& [Antony] Penrose invites children ages 4-8 to look closely at the work of painter Joan Mir?, and recounts a trip with the famed Catalan to the London Zoo.This unique book is a must-have for art lovers and the budding artist or art aficionado.Charming& This title makes Mir?s work feel as though it were created just to delight the imagination of children. Readers gain an understanding of what the artist looked like, how he worked, and the animals he looked at to make his work. Throughout, a peppering of childrens illustrations support the idea of embracing the unusual and wondrous.This is a wonderful and very personal account of the great Spanish artist, Joan Mir?.A unique look at the work of a great artist as seen through the eyes of a child