Collection of 10 etchings on laid paper ‘Joseph Guarro’ (5 with watermark)
Spain, 1810-20, 5th edition from 1923
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) – Spanish painter and graphic artist
Each titled in the plate lower center and with the plate number upper left
From the series ‘Los Desastres de la guerra’
Catalogue raisonné; Harris 121, 170, 180, 182, 185, 187, 188, 189, 196 and 198
Plate dimensions: from ca. 15.4 x 20.2 cm to ca. 17.6 x 21.5 cm; sheet dimensions: each ca. 24.6 x 33.8 cm

Under the Impression of the Spanish guerrilla war against Napoleon Francisco de Goya created from 1810 to 1820 the eighty etchings that constitute the well-known series ‘Los Desastres de la guerra’ (The Disasters of War). Without taking sides, he describes relentlessly and forcefully the atrocities and crimes against humanity, which are generated by war. The series was first published in 1863, followed by 6 further editions until 1937.

Enclosed are the following plates:

(1.) Tristes Presentimentos de lo que ha de acontecer

(50.) Madre infeliz!

(60.) Na hay quien los socorra

(62.) Las camas de la muerte

(65.) Qué alboroto es este?

(67.) Esta no lo es menos

(68.) Que locura!

(69.) Nada. Ello dirá

(76.) El buitre carnívoro

(78.) Se defiende bien

Condition:

5 of the 10 etchings show small defects in the margins such as paper losses (up to 5 x 0.9 cm), tears (up to 1,8 cm) and nicks. All sheets show occasional soft creasing and foxing. The overall condition is good. The plates measure from c. 15.4 x 20.2 cm to c. 17.6 x 21.5 cm, the sheet dimensions are c. 24.6 x 33.8 cm.

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was an Aragonese Spanish painter and printmaker. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. He has been regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and as the first of the moderns. The subversive and subjective element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet and Picasso. (fea)

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