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Fin de Siècle Goya, Francisco de
La Tauromaquia.
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224
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Fin de Siècle Goya, Francisco de
La Tauromaquia.
See original version (German)
Estimate €2,200 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Fin de Siècle
Goya, Francisco de
La Tauromaquia. With 40 aquatint etchings measuring 8.5 x 13.3 cm (17.5 x 22.5 cm). Bearing the blind stamp of Goya’s effigy. 41 leaves. Red leather binding with gold-embossed fillets. – Magnificent prints with rich tonal variation, in which the combination of etching and aquatint reveals a broad spectrum ranging from warm mid-tones to deep, velvety darkness.
Harris, Vol. II, 204–243. – A magnificent series of etchings. - The *Tauromaquia* summarises, across 40 plates, the ‘beginnings, development and current state’ of bullfighting in Spain as a condensed visual narrative, in which Goya dramatically intensifies the struggle between man and bull in ever-changing constellations. In the scenes – mostly composed asymmetrically and darkened with earthy tones using aquatint – the bodies of the bullfighter and the bull come to the fore, whilst the arena and the audience are merely hinted at in silhouette, so that the bullfight can be read as a timeless confrontation between the forces of nature and human virtuosity, but at the same time as an allegory of violence, the experience of war and Spanish identity. The etchings of the *Tauromaquia* possess a distinctly painterly quality because Goya consistently combined line etching with aquatint, thereby creating a broad spectrum of tonal values ranging from almost blinding light to deep, grainy black. The edition is based on the sixth print run from the original copper plates and, in addition to the well-known 33 scenes of the bullfight, includes the seven additional plates that were rejected in the early 19th century or were only published later.
Comprising 40 aquatint etchings measuring 8.5 x 13.3 cm (17.5 x 22.5 cm). Bearing the blind-stamped effigy of Goya. 41 sheets. Red leather with gold-embossed fillets. – Magnificent prints with rich tonal variation, in which the combination of etching and aquatint unfolds a broad spectrum ranging from warm mid-tones to deep, velvety darkness. Harris, Vol. II, Nos. 204–243. - A magnificent series of etchings. - Across 40 plates, *Tauromaquia* condenses the ‘beginnings, development and current state’ of bullfighting in Spain into a condensed visual narrative, in which Goya dramatically intensifies the struggle between man and bull in ever-changing configurations. In the scenes—mostly composed asymmetrically and darkened with aquatint—the bodies of the bullfighter and the bull come to the fore, whilst the arena and the audience are only vaguely suggested, so that the bullfight can be interpreted as a timeless confrontation between the forces of nature and human virtuosity, but also as an allegory of violence, the experience of war, and Spanish identity. The etchings of the *Tauromaquia* possess a distinctly painterly print quality because Goya consistently combines line etching with aquatint, thereby creating a broad spectrum of tonal values ranging from almost blinding light to deep, grainy black. The edition is based on the sixth series of prints from the original copper plates and includes, in addition to the well-known 33 scenes of the bullfight, those seven additional plates that were discarded in the early 19th century or published only later.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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