Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Los Caprichos (Delteil 38-117; Harris 36-115)
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
Lot Details
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Fuendetodos 1746 - 1828 Bordeaux
Los Caprichos (Delteil 38-117; Harris 36-115)
the complete set, comprising eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1797–98, very fine to very good impressions from the first edition, printed in warm sepia and brown inks of different shades, some in greyish brown, some blackish, displaying strong contrasts and luminous highlights, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, on laid paper, unbound, contained in a blue cloth and red leather slipcase
each sheet (approx.) 11½ by 8 ⅛ in. 29.2 by 20.5 cm
Private collection, Europe;
With C.G. Boerner, New York;
From whom acquired by the present collector, 2011.
L. Delteil, Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré: Goya, Paris 1922, cat. nos. 38-117, other impressions illustrated;
T. Harris, Goya: Engravings and Lithographs, Oxford 1964, cat. nos. 36-115, other impressions illustrated.
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