Goya was a passionate draughtsman as well as a productive painter and printmaker. He produced eight albums of drawings, each with its own individual character. This drawing of an old woman dancing comes from an album that was made after the end of the Spanish War of Independence. The numbers, titles and independent character of the drawings in this album suggest that they might have been intended as designs for a new print series along the lines of the ‘Caprichos’
Specifications
| Title | Dancing Old Woman with Castanets ('Contenta con su suerta') |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brush and black ink, gray wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 240 mm Width 175 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Francisco Goya
|
| Accession number | S 3 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1810-1820 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) Prentenkabinet: Goya - Verschrikkingen van de oorlog (2013) |
| External exhibitions |
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Spain > Southern Europe > Europe |
