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View our search tipsSearch for an artist by first name, last name, or both first and last name: Claude, Monet, Claude MonetSearch for an object by the title, object id, type, or accession number: Japanese Footbridge, 59194, Painting, #1963-116-11 (must include hash sign, #, before full or partial accession number)Search for amenities: Parking, Tickets, HoursClosed todayBuy TicketsPMA LogoMenu A larger image is unavailable for this object due to copyright, trademark or related rights. © Joan Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, ParisCurrently not on viewShareDog Barking at the Moon1926Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)A very spare and simple treatment makes this setting of the artist’s family farm in his Spanish home village appear mysterious and imaginary. Miró’s preparatory sketch for this work had an extra dimension of quirkiness: the dog’s “bow wow” written out in words rising upward, and the moon replying “You know, I don’t give a damn” in a cartoon-style text balloon. He subsequently crossed the words out in the drawing and then excluded them from this painting.Currently not on viewObject DetailsTitle:Dog Barking at the MoonDate:1926Artist:Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983)Medium:Oil on canvasDimensions:28 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches (73 x 92.1 cm) Framed: 34 1/2 x 42 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (87.6 x 107 x 7 cm)Classification:PaintingsCredit Line:A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952Accession Number:1952-61-82Geography:Made in Montroig, Tarragona, Spain, EuropeWe are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Does this record contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Contact us here.Please note that this particular artwork might not be on view when you visit. 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