Francisco José de Goya Y Lucientes (Spanish 1746-1828)

Available Works

Following a traumatic illness in 1792, Spanish Academy artist and court painter Francisco José de Goya Y Lucientes turned his back on the decorative scenes and portraits that had built his reputation to pursue the morbid and fantastical images that would come to define his mature style. One of the most celebrated and masterful etchers in the history of the medium, Goya’s savage satirical attacks on Spanish society, the abuses of the Church, war and human nature are given vivid expression in his individual prints and four major print series: Los Caprichos, Los Desastres de la Guerra, La Tauromaquia, and Los Proverbios.

The Antique Print Department maintains a diverse inventory of Goya's etchings, including rare early editions as well as the more affordable impressions from later printings.

Aveugle Enlevé sur les Cornes d’un Taureau (Blind man tossed on the horns of a bull)
Spanish title: Dios se lo Pague (May God repay you). Etching, Aquatint, and drypoint. Plate date: before 1804. First edition, as issued in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Vol. XXII, Paris, 1867. Printed by Delâtre on laid paper with watermark “H.P.” in shield. Reference: Delteil 24ii, Harris 25 III/I.
6-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches.
[28515c]
SOLD
Le Petit Prisonier (Little Prisoner)
Spanish title: Tan Bárbara la seguridad como el delito (The punishment is as barbarous as the crime). Etching, 1807. First issued in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, vol. XXII, Paris, 1867. Reference: Delteil 31, Harris 26. 3rd state or later (with letters, on thick laid paper, no watermark.).
3-13/16 x 2-7/8 inches.
[29733c]
SOLD

Los Caprichos (The Whims)

Series of 80 etchings, first published in 1799

Ya Tienen Asiento (They’ve already got a seat)
Plate 26 for Los Caprichos. Etching, aquatint and drypoint. Harris 61 iii, 1. First edition, 1799. Small repaired loss in image, bottom center.
8-3/8 x 6 inches.
[30355c]
SOLD
Porque esconderlos (Why Hide Them?)
Plate 30 for Los Caprichos, 1799. Etching, aquatint and drypoint. Reference Harris 65 iii, probably fifth edition, 1881-1886.
Plate: 8-1/2 x 6 inches.
[29895c]
SOLD
Nadie nos ha Visto (No one has seen us)
Plate 79 for Los Caprichos, 1799. Etching and aquatint in sepia on laid paper (no watermark). Reference Harris 114 iii, probably 11th or 12th ed. Previous tape in outer margins, verso.
Plate: 8-5/8 x 5-7/8 inches. Sheet: 11-1/2 x 8 inches.
[29768c]
SOLD

Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)

Series of 80 etchings, c. 1810-1820. First published in 1863.

Murió la Verdad (Truth has Died)
Plate 79 from Los Desastres de la Guerra. Etching, c. 1810-1820. Reference: Harris 199 III 1. First edition. Made in the workshop of Laurenciano Potenciano for the Real Academia, 1863.
6-7/8 x 8-5/8 inches.
[30604c]
$1600
Si Reucitará? (Will she rise again?)
Plate 80 from Los Desastres de la Guerra. Etching, c. 1810-1820. Reference: Harris 200 III 1. First edition. Made in the workshop of Laurenciano Potenciano for the Real Academia, 1863.
6-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches.
[30605c]
$1350
Algun partido saca (He gets something out of it)
Plate 40 for Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War). Fourth edition, 1906. Edition size 275. Reference: Harris 160, Delteil 159.
7 x 8-3/4 inches.
[19899]
$425
Tambien esto (And this too)
Plate 43 for Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War). Fourth edition, 1906. Edition size 275. Reference: Harris 163.
6 x 8-1/8 inches.
[19902]
SOLD
Y Esto Tambien (And this too)
Etching and aquatint. Plate 45 for Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War). First edition, 1863. Edition size 500. Reference: Harris 165.
6-5/8 x 8-1/2 inches.
[17074]
SOLD
Esta no lo es menos (This is not less so)
Plate 67 for Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War). Fourth edition, 1906. Edition size 275. Reference: Harris 187.
6-5/8 x 8-3/8 inches.
[19926]
$375

La Tauromaquia (The Bullfight)

Series of 33 etchings, c. 1815. First published in 1816.

Capean otro Encerrado (They play another with the cape in an enclosure)
Plate 4 for series La Tauromaquia. Mixed technique etching. Second edition, 1855. Edition size “small.“ Reference: Harris 207.
9-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches.
[24287]
$1200
Cogida de un Moro Estando en la Plaza (A Moor Caught by the Bull in a Ring)
Plate 8 for series La Tauromaquia. Mixed technique etching. Second edition, 1855. Edition size “small.“ Reference: Harris 211.
9-5/8 x 13-5/8 inches.
[24288]
$1200
Palenque de los Moros Hecho con Burros para Defenderse del Toro Embolado (The Moors used donkeys to defend themselves against the bull, whose horns have been tipped with balls)
Plate 17 for series La Tauromaquia. Mixed technique etching. Second edition, 1855. Edition size “small.“ Reference: Harris 220.
9-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches.
[24290]
$1200
Valor Varonil de la Célebre Pajuelera en la de Zaragoza (Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragosa)
Plate 22 for series La Tauromaquia. Mixed technique etching. Second edition, 1855. Edition size “small.“ Very minor spotting in outer margins. Reference: Harris 225.
10 x 13-3/4 inches.
[24291]
$1200

Los Proverbios (The Proverbs)

Series of 18 etchings, 1816-1823. First published in 1864.

Andarse por las Ramas (To go amongst the branches) or Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly)
Plate 3 for Proverbios. Etching and aquatint, c. 1854. This impression from the sixth edition, one of 50 proofs published in 1916 for the Real Academia. Reference: Harris 250 iii.
9-3/8 x 13-1/2 inches.
[29937c]
SOLD
Alegrias Antruejo, que Mañana Seras Ceniza (Rejoice, Carnival, for tomorrow thou wilt be ashes)
Spanish title: Disparate de Carnabal (Carnival Folly). Etching and aquatint, 1816-1823. Plate 14 for Los Proverbios. Third edition, 1891. Reference: Harris 261 III.
10 x 13-5/8 inches.
[28328c]
SOLD

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