Joan Miró’s Le lézard aux plumes d’or (The Lizard with Golden Feathers) is one of the artist’s most celebrated illustrated portfolios, created in 1971 as a vibrant fusion of poetry, printmaking, and sculptural techniques. The project consists of a poetic narrative written by Miró himself, paired with a richly imaginative suite of prints—most commonly a series of lithographs and mixed-media plates that include collaged elements, embossing, and Miró’s unmistakable explosive colors and biomorphic forms.

The portfolio unfolds like a surreal fable: a wandering, mythic lizard moves through a dream-scape of celestial signs, floating symbols, and playful abstractions, each page transforming the text into a tactile, visual experience. Miró experimented heavily in this work, embedding metallic papers, die-cut shapes, and textured surfaces to blur the line between print, object, and painting.

Today, Le lézard aux plumes d’or is prized for its innovation, rarity, and the way it encapsulates Miró’s late-career creativity—joyful, poetic, and defiantly experimental. It remains one of the most collectible and technically adventurous artist books of the 20th century.