Mir�'s Spanish Farm, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Dec 23rd 2007 at 1:02PM

Oh my, today's estate just stirs up all my dreamy little artsy bohemian fantasies. As the Wall Street Journal's Christina S.N. Lewis reported in the Private Properties column, a farm in Spain's Catalonia, owned by the family of surrealist Joan Miró is up for sale. The artist's parents purchased the farm around 1910. The turn-of-the-century finca in the village of Montroig is about 25 acres. When Miró had a breakdown as a young man he convalesced at the farm and painted "La Masia" ("The Farm"), a picture once owned by Ernest and Mary Hemingway, who donated it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The painter spent much of his time at the residence which includes a studio with original sketches by the artist.

The 100-year-old Spanish colonial house has a three-story tower with six bedrooms and an adjoining chapel. No one has lived in the main villa for about 35 years so it is in need of a gentle renovation. Miró died in 1983 at age 90 and the painter's two grandsons inherited the property two years ago. This property is listed for $7.4 million.

Gallery: Miro's Spanish Farm