Goya, Si Amanece Nos Vamos - Capricho 71 - Etching, 5th Ed. 1881-1886
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Goya, Si Amanece Nos Vamos - Capricho 71 - Etching, 5th Ed. 1881-1886

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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Si amanece, nos vamos, Capricho no. 71, from the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional of the Real Academia de San Fernando. An edition of 210 copies in sepia ink.

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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Si amanece, nos vamos, Capricho no. 71, from the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional of the Real Academia de San Fernando. An edition of 210 copies in sepia ink.

Under a starry sky, a group of old witches listens to a fifth who points to the horizon announcing the coming of day. The aquatint here grades the whole scale of greys and achieves the most successful night effect of the series. The fifth edition was printed on strong paper without a watermark, the coppers beveled, as Tomás Harris catalogues it.

Medium: Etching, aquatint and drypoint.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.
Publisher: Calcografía Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Date: Fifth edition, 1881-1886.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.9 x 8.5 in (15 x 21.5 cm); sheet 10.2 x 14.9 in (26 x 37.8 cm).
Condition: A strong and well-toned impression; the paper shows foxing spread across the margins, visible in the photograph.

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