Francisco Goya, Not Even Them, 1863, Etching

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No quiren is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. … Read more No quiren is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desastres de la Guerra" realized during the years of the Independence Spanish War, published in 1863 and representing the horrors and the despair of the War. Signature appears upside down in the lower right corner. Titled on the lower central margin "No Quiren" (Not Even Them). Numbered on the lower left corner. Etching N. 9. Very good conditions. A Napoleonic soldier tries to rape a girl. Trusting in the solitude of the surroundings (an isolated rural house, a feeling suggested by the primitive noria on the left) he lowered his guard and does not see that an old woman approaches with a dagger. Sexual violence is a recurring theme in the series and appears in other prints of the series as well as in other artists' works. The plastic effectiveness of the scene is based on the struggle of the girl with the soldier (white on black, pictorial and at the same time symbolic), which moves away putting a hand on his face. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
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