ID 1250739
Lot 129 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Los Caprichos
the complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving
1797-98
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, uniform set from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, in an edition of approximately three hundred copies
fine to very good impressions, printing very sharply, with strong contrasts and bright highlights
plate 45 with the vertical scratch on the chin of the central figure
with wide margins
a few plates with minor repairs in the margins
generally in very good condition, in a modern album
Plates 215 x 150 mm.
Sheets 297 x 205 mm.(and similar)
368 x 295 x 50 mm. (overall)
Provenance
Private English Collection.
Literature
Delteil 38-117; Harris 36-115
Artist: | Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) |
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Applied technique: | Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching |
Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Allegory, Genre art |
Place of origin: | Spain |
Artist: | Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) |
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Applied technique: | Aquatint, Drypoint, Etching |
Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Allegory, Genre art |
Place of origin: | Spain |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
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