España 82 – 1982 – Original Poster by Joan Miró – Spain Official art for the FIFA World Cup | Copa del Mundo de Fútbol, España 82 identity | 95 × 60 cm | Spain Introduction Miró’s poster for the 1982 FIFA World Cup compresses the movement and tension of football into a spare constellation of biomorphic marks: primary reds and yellows sparring with inky, granulated blacks, punctuated by orbs and arcs that feel like a ball ricocheting through space. The hand‑lettered “ESPAÑA” anchors the top edge, while the official tournament line—“Copa del Mundo de Fútbol”—and the España 82 emblem settle the composition along the foot. It’s unmistakably Miró: childlike clarity, Catalan wit, and late‑career confidence translated into the public square. Executed as an official host‑nation commission, the sheet shows how a blue‑chip modern master adapted his studio vocabulary to mass communication. The tactile, offset‑lithographic surface and gestural typography place it firmly in late modernist poster craft rather than in the smoother registers of later reprints. Why It Matters This design sits at the crossroads of two collecting universes: post‑war European art and global football culture. Issued for a one‑time tournament and often displayed hard then discarded, well‑preserved originals have grown scarce. The Spanish‑language titling and the sanctioned España 82 logomark help anchor provenance, while the grainy blacks and crisp, saturated primaries are telltale of the period printing. For design historians, it’s a textbook case of an avant‑garde painter bringing high art to civic graphics; for sports collectors, it remains the definitive fine‑art statement of the ’82 Cup—host nation, host language, and a national titan of art on a single sheet. Poster Details - Year: 1982 - Country: Spain - Size: 95 × 60 cm - Designer: Joan Miró Condition Very good to near‑mint vintage condition: sharp corners, vibrant, saturated color, and no creases. Clean margins with fresh surface gloss and unusually crisp print fidelity for this title; an exemplary, ready‑to‑frame copy.