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El Que no te ama, Burlando te Difama
382242 Goya, Francisco El Que no te ama, Burlando te Difama (He Who does not like Thee will Defame Thee in Jest) 1816 H. 264; D. 218 9 3/4'' x 14'' Etching and burnished aquatint on heavy wove paper. Plate 17 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the first edition with a printing of 300 examples. Printed in 1864 by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as...
Tan Barbara la Seguridad como el Delito
382166 Goya, Francisco Tan Barbara la Seguridad como el Delito (The Custody is as Barbarous as the Crime) (also know as 'The Little Prisoner') c. 1815 D. 31; H. 26 4 3/8'' x 3 1/2'' Etching with engraving on laid paper and an "A" watermark. From the first edition, with letters, 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts' bottom left margin and 'Imp. Delatre' bottom right and beveled. Published by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts and printed by Delatre, Paris, 1867. An ex...
Alla va Eso
375433 Goya, Francisco Alla va Eso (There it Goes) H. 101; D. 103 c. 1799 8 1/4" x 6 5/8" Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on handmade paper with Joseph Guarro watermark of Goya wearing a cap. Plate 66 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the 11th edition. Edition size limited to 100 examples. Impressions were made in the Escuela Nacional de Artes Graficas for the Seville Exhibition in 1929. Los Caprichos, collection of 80 prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court pain...
Bien Tirada esta (It is Nicely Stretched)
983016 Goya, Francisco Bien Tirada esta (It is Nicely Stretched) c. 1799 D. 54 8 5/8" x 5 15/16" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an il...
Tampoco
165186 Goya, Francisco Tampoco (Nor [do these] either) 1810-1820 Delteil 129; Harris 130 5 7/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching and burin on wove paper. Plate 10 from the 80-piece series, ``Los Desastres de la Guerra'' (The Disasters of War). From the third edition limited to 100. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903.
Que alboroto es este?
915214 Goya, Francisco Que Alboroto es Este? (What is the Hubbub?) c. 1810-1820 D. 184; H. 185 7'' x 8 5/8'' Etching, burnished aquatint and/or lavis, burin and burnisher on Imperial Japan paper. Plate 65 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the seventh edition of 150 examples, printed on three types of paper and varying inks. Made by Ruperez in the Calcografia for the Ministerio de Instruccion Publica in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Goya executed...
Con Razon o Sin Ella
375449 Goya, Francisco Con Razon o Sin Ella (Rightly or Wrongly) D. 121; H. 122 c. 1810-1820 6 1/8" x 8 1/4" Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro. Plate 2 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Sp...
Y son fieras
382183 Goya, Francisco Y Son Fieras (And They are Like Wild Beasts) c. 1810-1820 D. 124; H. 125 6 3/16'' x 8 3/16'' Etching, drypoint and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 5 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of both vari...
Tu que no puedes
906926 Goya, Francisco Tu Que no Puedes (Thou Who Cannot) c. 1799 H. 77; D. 79 8 5/8'' x 6 1/8'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 42 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etc...
Esta no lo es Menos
918757 Goya, Francisco Esta no lo es Menos (This is Not Less So) c. 1810-1820 D. 186; H. 187 7 1/8'' x 8 1/2'' Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 67 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the Frenc...
Bien te se Esta
911245 Goya, Francisco Bien te se Esta (It Serves You Right) c. 1810-1820 D. 125; H. 126 5 11/16'' x 8 5/16'' Etching, lavis and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 6 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition, B printing. The first edition was printed in two parts: an A printing with title errors and a B printing with the titles corrected. The entire first edition was limited to 500 examples, printed in the Calcografia...
No se puede saber por que
375482 Goya, Francisco No Se Puede Saber Por Que (One Can't Tell Why) D. 154; H. 155 c. 1810-1820 6 1/8" x 7 7/8" Etching, burnished lavis, drypoint, and burin on laid paper. Plate 35 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808-18...
Algun Partido Saca
339439 Goya, Francisco Algun Partido Saca (He Gets Something Out of It) c. 1810-1820 D. 159; H. 160 7'' x 8 3/4'' Etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Plate 40 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813). These...
Mucho Hay que Chupar (There is Plenty to Suck)
983044 Goya, Francisco Mucho Hay que Chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) c. 1799 D. 82 8 1/8" x 6" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an ill...
Aquellos polbos
384222 Goya, Francisco Aquellos Polbos (Those Specks of Dust) c. 1799 H. 58; D. 60 8 3/4'' x 6'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 23 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya fro...
Nohubo remedio
396193 Goya, Francisco Nohubo Remedio (There was No Help) c. 1799 H. 59; D. 61 8 11/16'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 24 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a rep...
Aun Podran Servir
352039 Goya, Francisco Aun Podran Servir (They Can Still be of Use) c. 1810-1820 D. 143; H. 144 6 1/2'' x 10 1/4'' Etching and burnisher on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 24 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bo...
De Que Mal Morira?
906924 Goya, Francisco De que Mal Morira? (Of what Ill will He Die?) c. 1799 H. 75; D. 77 8 5/8'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 40 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a repr...
Y Esto Tambien
918735 Goya, Francisco Y Esto Tambien (And this too) c. 1810-1820 D. 164; H. 165 6 5/8'' x 8 1/2'' Etching, aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 45 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during t...
Tambien Esto
352058 Goya, Francisco Tambien Esto (This Too) c. 1810-1820 D. 162; H. 163 6 1/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching and burnished aquatint and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 43 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813). These nigh...
Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos"
985880 Goya, Francisco Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 36, D. 38 8 1/2" x 6" Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin on strong laid paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the first edition. Printed in warm sepia ink. The first edition of "Los Caprichos" was published in 1799. Approximately 300 sets were printed, of which 30 sets were given to Goya. The first edition has the distinction of being the only edition printed during Goya's lifeti...
Dios la Perdone: y Era su Madre (For Heaven's Sake: and it was Her Mother)
983651 Goya, Francisco Dios la Perdone: y Era su Madre (For Heaven's Sake: and it was Her Mother) C. 1799 H. 51, D. 53 7 7/8" x 5 7/8" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition limited to 230 examples printed in dark umber ink. Printed in the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, a collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court pai...
Bailando en una Cuerda Floja (Dancing on a Slack Rope) from 'Los Proverbios' (also known as 'Los Disparates')
985705 Goya, Francisco Bailando en una Cuerda Floja (Dancing on a Slack Rope) from 'Los Proverbios' (also known as 'Los Disparates') 1816 H. 267, D. 221 9 1/2" x 14" Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. One of four additional plates discovered unprinted in Paris and added to the series "Los Proverbios". Printed by Francois Lienard, Paris and published in 1877 by "L'Art" with the title `Una Reina del Circo' (A One Ring Circus). "Los Disparates" is a much mor...
Madre Infeliz! (Unhappy Mother!)
993743 Goya, Francisco Madre Infeliz! (Unhappy Mother!) c. 1810-1820 H. 170, D. 169 6 1/8" x 8" Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on laid paper. Plate 50 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275 examples. Printed in dark umber to black ink. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Numbers were added to the plates at different stages in the course of work. Most of the plates have two engraved numbers: the earlier numbers...
Se repulen
396220 Goya, Francisco Se Repulen (They Spruce Themselves Up) c. 1799 H. 86; D. 88 8 1/2'' x 6'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 51 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco...
Que hai que hacer mas?
342199 Goya, Francisco Que Hai Que Hacer Mas? (What more can be Done?) D. 152; H. 153 c. 1810-1820 6 1/4" x 8" Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on handmade paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro and stamp of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts on the verso. Plate 33 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the...
Muertos Recogidos
382215 Goya, Francisco Muertos Recogidos (Harvest of the Dead) c. 1810-1820 D. 182; H. 183 6 1/16'' x 8 3/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 63 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of both variations was lim...
La Tauromaquia - Plate 28
243716 Goya, Francisco El Esforzado Rendon Picando un Toro, de Cuya Suertemurio en la Plaza de Madrid (The forceful, Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he dies in the ring at Madrid) La Tauromaquia Plate 28 1816 Delteil 251; Harris 231 8 1/4'' x 12 1/4'' Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on heavy laid paper. Printed in reddish umber ink. Signed "Goya" in the plate lower right. With a circular stamp with a portrait of Goya lower right corner. From the fift...
No grites, tonta
377258 Goya, Francisco No grites, tonta (Don't Scream, Stupid) c. 1799 H. 109; D. 111 8 1/2'' x 6'' Etching and burnished aquatint on strong, absorbent wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the third edition, after letters, numbers and corrections, but before bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Harris notes that "the edition appears to have been very small." Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1868. The title is han...
Dos a Uno, Meten la Paja en el Culo
382222 Goya, Francisco Dos a Uno, Meten la Paja en el Culo (Two to One, They put the Straw in the Bum) 1824 H. 266; D. 220 9 5/8'' x 14'' Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. One of four additional plates discovered unprinted in Paris and added to the series "Los Proverbios". Printed by Francois Lienard, Paris and published in 1877 by "L'Art" with the title 'Que Guerrero' (That Warlike!). "Los Disparates" is a much more personal series of dreamlike ima...
Que Viene el Coco
906887 Goya, Francisco Que Viene el Coco (Here Comes the Bogey-man) From "Los Caprichos" ca. 1799 D. 38; H. 36 8 3/4'' x 6 3/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 3 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition limited to 230 impression. Made in the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of moder...
Farandula de Charlatanes
918765 Goya, Francisco Farandula de Charlatanes (Charlatan's Show) c. 1810-1820 D. 194; H. 195 7 1/16'' x 8 3/8'' Etching, aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Plate 75 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French oc...
No hay que dar voces
382212 Goya, Francisco No Hay Que Dar Voces (It's No use Crying Out!) c. 1810-1820 D. 177; H. 178 6'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, burnished aquatint, burin and burnisher on wove paper. Plate 58 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of...
Bellos consejos
906899 Goya, Francisco Bellos Consejos (Pretty Teachings) c. 1799 H. 50; D. 52 8 3/4'' x 6 1/8'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 15 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproduc...
Los Chinchillas (The Chinchillas)
983049 Goya, Francisco Los Chinchillas (The Chinchillas) c. 1799 D. 87 8 1/8" x 5 5/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an illness that...
Hilan delgado
228773 Goya, Francisco Hilan delgado (They spin finely) Plate 44 c. 1799 H. 79, D. 81 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on strong, absorbent wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the third edition, after letters, numbers and corrections, but before bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Harris notes that 'the edition appears to have been very small". Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1868. Los Capri...
Estan calientes
905512 Goya, Francisco Estan Calientes (They are Hot) c. 1799 H. 48; D. 50 8 5/8'' x 6 1/8'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 13 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fourth edition after bevelled plate. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 65. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia around 1878. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the fa...
Caridad de una Muger
909399 Goya, Francisco Caridad de una Muger (A Woman's Charity) c. 1810-1820 D. 168; H. 169 6 1/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, lavis, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 49 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813...
Dios los Cria y Ellos se Juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together)
996668 Goya, Francisco Dios los Cria y Ellos se Juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together) 1816 H. 265, D. 219 9 1/2" x 13 7/8" Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on heavy wove paper with a Coat of arms of the Calcografía Nacional 1970 watermark. Plate 18 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the tenth edition, printed in 1970 at the Calcografía Nacional, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set of 18 prints...
Que pico de oro!
375420 Goya, Francisco Que Pico de Oro! (What a Golden Beak) H. 88; D. 90 c. 1799 8 5/8" x 6" Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on handmade paper with Joseph Guarro watermark of Goya wearing a cap. Plate 53 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the eleventh edition. Edition size limited to 100 examples. Impressions were made in the Escuela Nacional de Artes Graficas for the Seville Exhibition in 1929. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive et...
Cruel lastima!
375495 Goya, Francisco Cruel Lastima! (Cruel Tale of Woe!) D. 167; H. 168 c. 1810-1820 6 1/4" x 8" Etching, burnished lavis, burin and burnisher on laid paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro. Plate 48 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Jo...
Grande Hazana! Con Muertos!
339438 Goya, Francisco Grande Hazana! Con Muertos! (An Heroic Feat! With Dead Men!) c. 1810-1820 D. 158; H. 159 6 1/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, lavis, and drypoint on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 39 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation...
No Llegan a Tiempo
342218 Goya, Francisco No Llegan a Tiempo (They Don't Arrive in Time) D. 171; H. 172 c. 1810-1820 6 1/4" x 8 1/8" Etching, lavis, drypoint, and burin on handmade paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro and stamp of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts on the verso. Plate 52 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the D...
Unas de Gato y Habito de Beato (The Claws of a Cat and the Dress of Devotee)
996662 Goya, Francisco Unas de Gato y Habito de Beato (The Claws of a Cat and the Dress of Devotee) 1816 H. 256, D. 210 9 1/2" x 13 7/8" Etching, burnished aquatint, burin and drypoint on heavy wove paper with a Coat of arms of the Calcografía Nacional 1970 watermark. Plate 9 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the tenth edition, printed in 1970 at the Calcografía Nacional, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set of...
Porque esconderlos?
912747 Goya, Francisco Porque Esconderlos? (Why Hide Them?) c. 1799 H. 65; D. 67 8 11/16'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on yellowish laid paper. Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the seventh edition, printed in blue ink. Edition size limited to 110. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1903 and 1905. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to th...
Ya no hay tiempo
918709 Goya, Francisco Ya No Hay Tiempo (There isn't Time Now) c. 1810-1820 D. 138; H. 139 6 5/8'' x 9 1/4'' Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 19 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and...
Tal para Qual (Two of a Kind)
983004 Goya, Francisco Tal para Qual (Two of a Kind) c. 1799 D. 42 7 13/16" x 5 7/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an illness that b...
No Hay Quien Nos Desate? (Can't Anyone Unleash Us?)
983074 Goya, Francisco No Hay Quien Nos Desate? (Can't Anyone Unleash Us?) c. 1799 D. 112 8 1/2" x 6 1/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos short...
Que se la llevaron!
384207 Goya, Francisco Que se la Llevaron! (So They Carried Her Off!) c. 1799 H. 43; D. 45 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 8 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a...
Mejor es holgar
396242 Goya, Francisco Mejor es Holgar (It is Better to be Lazy) c. 1799 H. 108; D. 110 8 11/16'' x 6'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 73 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Fra...
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