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Merry-Go-Round Horses (Pair)

G0108

Merry-Go-Round Horses (Pair)

Ref Num.:G0108

Details

Date: 1940

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 32.5x24.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

An ambitious, successful work in terms of technique and the way Nogués transfers his satirical gaze to the paper. The plate has been varnished several times. No patches. It is Nogués last major print. We are adding a print from Palau Antiguitats gallery signed in pencil and dated 1940 (December 2022).

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Free Xavier Nogués, Palau Antiguitats, 26th April – 29th July 2022

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 99, plate 187

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Panorama (Girls with a Parasol)

G0107

Panorama (Girls with a Parasol)

Ref Num.:G0107

Details

Date: 1940

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 24.5x32.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Nogués combines etching and a four-stage aquatint in this decorative and well-balanced print, achieving a new kind of stylisation in the trees.

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Xavier Nogués, Artur Ramon, 17th March – 29th April 1994.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 98, plate 185

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The Soul of the Bogeyman

G0106

The Soul of the Bogeyman

Ref Num.:G0106

Details

Date: 1940

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Aquatint, etching and drypoint

Dimensions: 24.5x32.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Nogués’ last aquatint. A perfect and mysterious combination of aquatint, drypoint (used without considering the burr lines) and etching, with its well-defined lines. The print harks back to the themes in «La Catalunya pintoresca».

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Xavier Nogués, Artur Ramon, 17th March – 29th April 1994.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 97, plate 183

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Circus

International Exhibition of Barcelona 1929. “Pueblo Español”

Ref Num.: CA0004

Details

Date: 1929

Typology: Posters

Technique: Lithograph

Dimensions: 55x33cm

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Poster advertising the Poble Espanyol on the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Palau de la Virreina, March 1967

Bibliography

-

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Resting Couple

G0104

Resting Couple

Ref Num.:G0104

Details

Date: 1940

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 24.5x32.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Etching rich in tonal values that are not well matched. Produced with successive layers of varnish. Only one copy has been found. Poorly printed on white paper.

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 93, plate 175

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Europa (Dog Fight)

G0102

Europa (Dog Fight)

Ref Num.:G0102

Details

Date: 1938

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Drypoint and aquatint

Dimensions: 24.5x32.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

See comment about the work «X X» (OG0092).

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 91, plate 171

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Dog Man (Four-Handed)

G0101

Dog Man (Four-Handed)

Ref Num.:G0101

Details

Date: 1938

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 10.5x15.7cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Small etching in the spirit of X X. The suit appears to be unfinished. The characters are the most notable part of the print. We are adding a print from Palau Antiguitats gallery signed in pencil (December 2022).

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Free Xavier Nogués, Palau Antiguitats, 26th April – 29th July 2022.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 89, plate 169

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Farmer

G0100

Farmer

Ref Num.:G0100

Details

Date: 1938

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 10.7x15.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Magnificent, small work with a sensitive use of line. The worn zinc plate made by the artist survives. There was a subsequent print run that is different to the one produced at the time, as the prints are numbered.

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 87, plate 167

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Horse of the Apocalypse

G0099

Horse of the Apocalypse

Ref Num.:G0099

Details

Date: 1938

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 10.7x15.5cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

-

Description

Satirical print. We only have to compare the title with the image. Etching made from a plate with successive coats of varnish. We are adding a print from Palau Antiguitats gallery signed in pencil (December 2022).

Provenance

-

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Free Xavier Nogués, Palau Antiguitats, 26th April – 29th July 2022.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 86, plate 165

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