▁the ▁same ▁sp a cious , ▁blue ▁field . ▁ ▁Mir ó ▁held ▁a ▁special ▁significance ▁with ▁this ▁colour ; ▁to ▁him ▁this ▁blue ▁was ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁cos mic ▁dream s , ▁an ▁un cons cious ▁state ▁where ▁his ▁mind ▁flow ed ▁clearly ▁and ▁without ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁order . ▁ ▁This ▁blue ▁was ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁a ▁sur real , ▁eth ere al ▁night , ▁a ▁night ▁that ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁only ▁place ▁where ▁dream s ▁could ▁exist ▁in ▁their ▁ra west ▁state , ▁un touch ed ▁and ▁un c ens ored ▁by ▁conscious , ▁rational ▁thought . ▁Now ▁its ▁st alled ▁in ▁the ▁Muse e ▁de ▁Centre ▁Pom pid ou ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁Mir ó ▁completed ▁the ▁Tri pty ch ▁Ble u ▁I , ▁II , ▁III ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁well ▁into ▁his ▁art istic ▁career . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁established ▁artist ▁with ▁large ▁exhib itions ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁saw ▁this ▁tri pty ch ▁as ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁point . ▁Sh ifts ▁in ▁style ▁and ▁technique ▁are ▁apparent ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁art istic ▁career , ▁r anging ▁from ▁busy ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁port ra its ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁his ▁famous ▁abstract ▁paint ings ▁of ▁nearly ▁empty ▁space ▁and ▁stark , ▁primary ▁colors , ▁the ▁style ▁in ▁which ▁Ble u ▁II ▁was ▁created . ▁ ▁Mir ó ’ s ▁abstract ▁paint