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Gonnelli Casa d'Aste

68 - Francisco Goya y Lucientes, *The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters*. 1798–1799 [4th edition, ca. 1878]. Etching and aquatint. 213 × 150 mm. Sheet: 285 × 208 mm. Delteil, 80. Harris, 78. The forty-third plate, numbered in the upper right corner, from *Los Caprichos*, a series of 80 plates first published by Goya himself in 1799 and issued in a total of 12 editions. A beautiful proof in State III of 3, common to all publisher’s impressions, printed with full ink, beautiful aquatint tones, and a clearly legible title, on thick, absorbent white paper. The print is likely from the fourth edition, printed by the Calcografía for the Real Academia around 1878. (1) The print, with wide margins, is mounted at the top on modern cardboard. Slight yellowing at the right edge.

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€1,200

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€1,200 - 2,400

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30%

Francisco Goya y Lucientes, *The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters*. 1798–1799 [4th edition, ca. 1878]. Etching and aquatint. 213 × 150 mm. Sheet: 285 × 208 mm. Delteil, 80. Harris, 78. The forty-third plate, numbered in the upper right corner, from *Los Caprichos*, a series of 80 plates first published by Goya himself in 1799 and issued in a total of 12 editions. A beautiful proof in State III of 3, common to all publisher’s impressions, printed with full ink, beautiful aquatint tones, and a clearly legible title, on thick, absorbent white paper. The print is likely from the fourth edition, printed by the Calcografía for the Real Academia around 1878. (1) The print, with wide margins, is mounted at the top on modern cardboard. Slight yellowing at the right edge.

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Auction details

Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Art - Session I
Tuesday, November 17
10:00 AM
Via Fra Giovanni Angelico, 49
50121 Firenze, Italy

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Gonnelli Casa d'Aste +39 0 55 26 82 79 aste@gonnelli.it
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 5,000 lots published

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