Lot 43
Lot 43
FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)

The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos) Plate 43 from: Los Caprichos

Price Realised USD 81,250
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USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
Closed: 23 Oct 2020
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FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)

The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos) Plate 43 from: Los Caprichos

Price Realised USD 81,250
Closed: 23 Oct 2020
Price Realised USD 81,250
Closed: 23 Oct 2020
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FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)
The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos)
Plate 43 from: Los Caprichos
etching with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, on laid paper, a very good impression from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, the highlights bright, the wording at the end of the desk still clear and well-defined, framed
Plate: 812 x 578 in. (216 x 149 mm.)
Sheet: 1134 x 8 in. (298 x 203 mm.)
Provenance
Presumably Manuel Fernández Durán y Pando, Marqués de Perales del Río (1818-1886), Madrid.
Don Pedro Fernández-Durán (1846-1930), Madrid; with his stamp (Lugt 747b); presumably by descent from the above.
Don Tomas de la Maza y Saavedra (1896-1975); gift from the above.
With Herman Shickman Fine Arts, New York.
With Stuart Denenberg, Los Angeles.
Private American Collection; acquired from the above.
Literature
Delteil 80; Harris 78
Brought to you by
Richard Lloyd
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