Francisco de Goya
Los Desastres de la Guerra, 1810-20
Without watermark, with introductory text, a good set from the Third Edition of one hundred copies, …
Read moreWithout watermark, with introductory text, a good set from the Third Edition of one hundred copies, published by the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1903, in an edition of one hundred, the full sheets, some time staining and minor foxmarks, otherwise in good condition, bound in contemporary …
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The tempestuous works of Francisco de Goya distinguish him as the most important Spanish painter of his time. Among his contemporaries, he was best known for his lighthearted tapestry cartoons of leisure activities, subtle satirical etchings of the bourgeoisie, and penetratingly psychological portraits of the aristocracy. Having survived an unknown illness that left him deaf and witnessed the atrocities committed during Napoleon’s occupation, which are hauntingly portrayed in the mass execution of Spanish civilians in The Third of May 1808, Goya went on to create some of his most somber, chilling images with his late “Black Paintings,” which were painted directly onto the walls of his home. Now recognized as a harbinger of modern art, Goya influenced numerous artists, including Pablo Picasso in the creation of his masterpiece Guernica (1937).
Without watermark, with introductory text, a good set from the Third Edition of one hundred copies, …
Read moreWithout watermark, with introductory text, a good set from the Third Edition of one hundred copies, published by the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1903, in an edition of one hundred, the full sheets, some time staining and minor foxmarks, otherwise in good condition, bound in contemporary …
Read moreThe tempestuous works of Francisco de Goya distinguish him as the most important Spanish painter of his time. Among his contemporaries, he was best known for his lighthearted tapestry cartoons of leisure activities, subtle satirical etchings of the bourgeoisie, and penetratingly psychological portraits of the aristocracy. Having survived an unknown illness that left him deaf and witnessed the atrocities committed during Napoleon’s occupation, which are hauntingly portrayed in the mass execution of Spanish civilians in The Third of May 1808, Goya went on to create some of his most somber, chilling images with his late “Black Paintings,” which were painted directly onto the walls of his home. Now recognized as a harbinger of modern art, Goya influenced numerous artists, including Pablo Picasso in the creation of his masterpiece Guernica (1937).
