Disparates
c. 1848-54
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
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"Los Proverbios" are among Goya's most ambiguous and enigmatic works. Probably made about 1816, some of the works were inscribed by Goya with titles referring to disparates, or follies. They were not published during his lifetime, probably because of their pointed social commentary. At the time of their publication in 1864, they were titled "Los Proverbios" because the subjects corresponded to commonly known proverbs of the period.

Details

  • Artist Name: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
  • Title: Disparates
  • Date: c. 1848-54
  • Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, burin, and drypoint in gray-black ink on thinnish wove paper
  • Edition: trial proof
  • Dimensions: plate: 9-1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm); sheet: 14 x 18-1/4 in. (35.6 x 46.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
  • Accession Number: M.1978.10.1.01-18.G

Object Information

[Pedro Vindel].
Tomás Harris by 1959;
Estate of Tomás Harris from 1964;
[P. & D. Colnaghi, London, sold 28 March 1978, to];
Norton Simon Art Foundation.

Additional Artwork by Artist

Copies after Velázquez: Isabel de Borbón Francisco de Goya y Lucientes 1778-79
Copies after Velázquez: Un infante de España (Infante Don Fernando) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1778-79
Desastres de la Guerra Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1810-15

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