3 FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE GOYA
El Agarrotado
.
Etching printed in black on cream wove paper, 1778-80. 325x212 mm; 12
3
/
4
x8
3
/
8
inches,
full margins.Third edition (of 4), though with the vertical wiping scratches upper left and
lower right that appear in the first and second editions and with the rework in the hair
evident in the second and subsequent edition. A very good, dark and evenly-printed
impression of this extremely scarce etching.
The third edition (after the plate was beveled) was printed in 1868 and advertised for sale
by the Calcografiá, Madrid, on the back cover of the 1868 edition of
Los Caprichos
.
According to Harris, the third edition is very small.
Harris notes that, “This appears to be Goya’s first distinctive composition in etching and
is the earliest plate which really records his genius.”
We have found fewer than 12 comparable impressions at auction in the past 25 years.
Delteil 21; Harris 21.
[3,000/5,000]
4 FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE GOYA
Dos a Uno, Meten la Paja en el Culo
.
Aquatint and etching, circa 1824. 245x355 mm; 9
5
/
8
x14 inches, full margins. First published
edition. Published by L’Art, Paris. From
Los Proverbios
. A superb, dark impression with all
the subtle aquatint grains distinct. Delteil 220; Harris 266.
[1,500/2,500]
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