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Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto)

1796–97

Francisco de Goya

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
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Culture
Spain
Medium
brush and gray and black washes on laid paper
Support
Cream(1) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 23.5 x 14.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.); Image: 18.7 x 12 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1995.15.a
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Much of Francisco de Goya's graphic output of drawings and prints was not made public until well after his death.

Description

Among the great figures of the pictorial arts in the West, Francisco de Goya is one of the very few whose work as a graphic artist is arguably even more important than his paintings. Alongside a prodigious output of prints, he created eight sketchbooks of drawings over the course of 30 years. This double-sided sheet comes from the so-called Album B, or Madrid Album, which, like all of them, was scattered throughout the world in public and private collections after his death. The drawings reveal Goya’s powers of invention and observation, and his biting satire. On the recto side of the sheet, a vulgar encounter between a prostitute and a pot-bellied lecher reveals the bluntness of the Goya’s social criticism. The verso drawing is less easily pinned down, though it follows traditional iconography for representations of Saint Margaret of Cortona, a nobleman’s mistress who repented and entered a convent after her lover’s dog led her to his murdered corpse.
A vertically oriented gray and black wash drawing depicts two full-body figures. On our left, a woman in a white gown and veil stands with one hand on her hip, reaching to touch the lapel of the man beside her. He has an oversized, rounded torso and wears a dark coat over light breeches, his mouth curving into a smirk. Muted gray washes suggest trees in the background. The number 49 marks the upper right.

Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto)

1796–97

Francisco de Goya

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Spain

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