You understand? Well, as I say..eh! Look out! Otherwise…(¿Està Vmd…pues, Como digo..eh! Cuidado! Si no!...)
Plate 76 from: Los Caprichos
Important information about this lot
Price Realised USD 2,500
Estimate
USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
Closed: 23 Oct 2020
Loading details
FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)
You understand? Well, as I say..eh! Look out! Otherwise…(¿Està Vmd…pues, Como digo..eh! Cuidado! Si no!...)
Plate 76 from: Los Caprichos
Prado manuscript: ‘His military stripes and cane make this former military man believe in his natural superiority. He abuses the calling which has been confided in him. He bores everyone he meets, acting superior, insolent and vain with those who are less important while seeming beaten down and vile (at the same time) with those who are more important.’
‘The Ayala and Biblioteca Nacional texts are identical and sum up the principle ideas of that of the Prado: ‘Presumptuous (former) military men, blown up with gout and hernias, talk big in front of cripples, something they would not be doing when faced with enemies’.
Johnson, R. S., Francisco Goya, Los Caprichos, R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, 1992, p. 178.
Related Articles
Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.
More from
The Sleep of Reason: Francisco Goya's Los Caprichos
You understand? Well, as I say..eh! Look out! Otherwise…(¿Està Vmd…pues, Como digo..eh! Cuidado! Si no!...)
Plate 76 from: Los CaprichosFRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)Estimate: USD 2,000 - 3,000
You have agreed to be bound by the Conditions of Sale and if your bid is successful, you are legally obliged to pay for the lot you have won. The purchase price for a successful bid will be the sum of your final bid plus a buyer’s premium, any applicable taxes and any artist resale royalty, exclusive of shipping-related expenses.
Condition report
A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.
The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
In very good condition, the hand-made laid paper without watermark, with margins, the platemark deep and well-defined (the plates were bevelled in the Fourth Edition), several small, pale brown spots on the reverse just showing through in the right margin, with minor binding defects at the left edge.
Please note that this lot is framed.
Cost calculator
Lot 76Sale 19889
You understand? Well, as I say..eh! Look out! Otherwise…(¿Està Vmd…pues, Como digo..eh! Cuidado! Si no!...)
Plate 76 from: Los CaprichosFRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)Estimate: USD 2,000 - 3,000
Enter your bid amount for an estimated cost
Bid amount
Please enter numbers onlyAmount must be higher than the starting bidAmount must be higher than the current bid