Y aun no se van! (And Still They Don't Go!)

1799

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of several distorted humanoid figures trying to lift a large slab. The figures are emaciated and twisted, with exaggerated features. They appear to be struggling as they interact with the heavy stone block. The composition conveys tension and intense physical effort, with the figures' bodies contorted and muscles strained. The artwork features strong contrasts between light and dark areas to highlight the figures and the weight of the block.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and engraving with burnishing on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.4 × 15 cm (8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.6 × 19.2 cm (11 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.5.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 94, State III (1st ed.)

  • Series Title

    Los Caprichos (plate 59)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman Fine Art Inc., New York); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 216, fig. 8.

Inscriptions

recto: upper right in plate: 59; lower center in plate: Y aun no se van!; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

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