Cast just two years before Miró’s death, Figure is among the last of the sculptures the artist produced. This impressive sculptural creation is a testament to Miro’s enthusiasm and passion for creating art, even at the age of 88. Characteristically, this asymmetrical figure has departed from any representation of reality. Various discrete elements and unidentifiable forms coalesce into a wholeheartedly free and spontaneous work, just one of many attempts by the artist ‘to surprise meaning from matter. 'Despite any ambiguity or abstraction within the work, there is a tangible primal sentiment to it. With subtle odes to the figures of totemic and Palaeolithic art, Figure is a means for Miro ‘to rediscover the sources of human feeling.' (Lee 1947; in Rowell 1986, p.204)

There is a head, anthropomorphized by deep, hollowed eyes and a few delicately incised lines that suggest cheeks, even a smile perchance. Miscellaneous objects protrude from this head, an oblong item as a nose, jagged tools as ears and an empty pill bottle perched delicately – perhaps as a hat. Beneath this playfulness is an arguably more monolithic form, bending slightly to produce an amorphous body for the head above. The entire figure stands on a humble, uneven wooden base. The rusty, oxidized hue of the bronze is akin to terracotta, with a slash of deep blue being the only break in color. Cast in bronze at the Parellada workshop in Barcelona, this sculpture is the third from an edition of six. However, beneath this bronze lie ambiguous materials of unknown origins. Miró spent the last two decades of his life enjoying walks on the beaches near his home of Mallorca, where he would find a range of objects that he would later incorporate into his work. Figure is an assemblage of these found objects, disparate elements united and transformed by the artist’s hand.