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The Kite

Ref Num.: G0015

Details

Date: 1917

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 24.8x31cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5006

Description

Highly accomplished print. The etching was produced in two stages and the aquatint in five. Nogués uses the empty spaces to great effect with the figures acting as a counterpoint.

Provenance

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Galeries Laietanes, May 1917. 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.. 28, plate, p.. 53

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The Ring

Ref Num.: G0007

Details

Date: 1917

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 31x40cm (platemark)

Signed: "Nogués" lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5052 (2nd state)

Description

There are two known states of this print. The first is an etching produced in three stages. The second state (MNAC) is rich in the tonal effects of aquatint. It is surprising that there isn’t even the smallest “crevé”. This is one of Nogués’ finest prints and the movement of the characters and the graceful, balanced composition remind us of his drawings for La Cataluña pintoresca. We are adding a print from the Palau Antiguitats gallery signed in pencil (December 2022).

Provenance

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Xavier Nogués in the Museum Collections, Museu Víctor Balaguer, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 17th November 2011 – 4th March 2012. Free Xavier Nogués, Palau Antiguitats, 26th April– 29th July 2022.

Bibliography

Joan Teixidor, "Notas para un inventario de la obra de Xavier Nogués", Anales y Boletín de los Museos de Arte de Barcelona, Arte Moderno, vol. 3, 1945, cat. no. 22, p. 9. Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 22, plate, p. 41. J. Barbeta, A. Casanovas, M. Gil and C. Vidal, Exposición Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palacio de la Virreina, March-April 1967, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Museos de Arte, Barcelona, 1967, cat. no. 912/913, p. 72. Jaume Socias, Pintura catalana en el Castell de la Geltrú, Editorial Selecta, Barcelona, 1977, cat. no. 285, p. 208. Agustí Pons and Pilar Parcerisas, Homes, terres i paisatges. Catalunya vista pels seus artistes y escriptors, Edit HMB, Barcelona, 1981, fig. repr. p. 40. Maestros de la pintura catalana, Museus Daimaru, cat. 40, Japan, 1990, cat. no. 41. Xavier Nogués a les col•leccions del Museu. Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, exhibition held at the Museu Víctor Balaguer, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 17th November 2011 – 4th March 2012, Barcelona, 2011, cat. no. 9, p. 93.

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The Mourning Woman (Three girls)

Ref Num.: G0006

Details

Date: 1917

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching, aquatint

Dimensions: 26.3x30.8cm (platemark)

Signed: "Nogués" lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5054 (2nd state)

Description

There are two known states of this print. The first is an etching produced in four stages. The second (MNAC) uses the aquatint technique with the tonal effects achieved in five or six stages using one type of resin. The print is highly accomplished technically and the figures are well balanced and evoke a solemn feeling of grandeur. The admirable contrast between the whites of the sky and the gradations of the dark tone are particularly remarkable. We are adding a print held from Palau Antiguitats gallery. This one has been cut on the plate mark.(December 2022).

Provenance

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Galeries Laietanes, May 1917. Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Xavier Nogués, Artur Ramon, 17th March – 29th April 1994. 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. 25, plate, pp. 46 and 47

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The Parasol

Ref Num.: G0005

Details

Date: 1917

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 30x39.5cm (platemark)

Signed: "Nogués" lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5057 (1st state)

Description

There are three known states of this print. The first is an etching with the slight tonal effects of aquatint (in the sky, the greys on the ground, the mountain, agave plant and the figure). Many elements have been erased in the second state, as can be seen in the photos. Even more have been removed in the third state and a boy has been added, his arms raised, in place of the girl... It would appear that these were really three different works due to the differences between one state and another. The catalogue for the exhibition at La Pinacoteca only mentions a single proof.

Provenance

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Ateneo de Madrid, 16th – 30th April 1917. Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Galeries Laietanes, May 1917.

Bibliography

Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 27, plate, pp. 50 and 51

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The Three Graces

Ref Num.: G0026

Details

Date: 1912

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 21.5x17cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5040

Description

Etching (two stages) and aquatint (six stages). Version on the same theme as the print of the same name with a high quality use of black tones . We are adding two images of the print from the Palau Antiguitats gallery, one on vellum paper and another on Japanese paper (December 2022).

Provenance

Exhibitions

Les Arts i els Artistes. 10th exhibition, 1st – 14th May 1916. Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Ateneo de Madrid, 16th – 30th April 1917. Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Galeries Laietanes, May 1917. Exhibition of 12 Engravings by Xavier Nogués, Llibreria Catalonia, 20th November – 5th December 1924. Xavier Nogués, Barcelona 1873-1941, Palau de la Virreina, March – April 1967. Xavier Nogués, Artur Ramon, 17th March – 29th April 1994. 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. 12, plate, p. 21

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The Elegant Woman

Ref Num.: G0003

Details

Date: 1912

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 17.5x15.8cm (platemark)

Signed: "Nogués" lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 5053

Description

Three states of this etching have been found. Two of them, at the MNAC, are from the second and third state and reveal the tonal effects of aquatint on the ground. The first state is an etching produced in three stages. The characters in this print resemble the ones Nogués had drawn previously in Papitu. We are also adding a print from Palau Antiguitats gallery signed in pencil (December 2022).

Provenance

Exhibitions

Xavier Nogués Les Arts i els Artistes. 10th exhibition, 1st – 14th May 1916. Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Ateneo de Madrid, 16th – 30th April 1917. Exhibition of Etchings by Xavier Nogués, Galeries Laietanes, May 1917. 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.. 13, plate. P. 23

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Coffee

Ref Num.: G0002

Details

Date: 1934

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Drypoint

Dimensions: 39x36cm (platemark)

Signed: "Nogués" lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 27.668

Description

This is one of Nogués’ most important works. His observation of the subjects, the rhythm of the composition and the highly accomplished drypoint technique are wonderfully and successfully combined. Nogués reveals his liking for detail, which he resolves with technical flair, in his depiction of this couple in a café.

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. 68, plate. P. 129

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Man Standing

Ref Num.: G0001

Details

Date: 1932

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Soft varnish

Dimensions: 19.7x8.4cm (platemark)

Signed: -

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, núm. 27.381

Description

Small-format experimental work produced in Olot. Nogués had never used the soft varnish technique before and the lines are vaguely reminiscent of Nonell’s work. The grey tones give it a similar appearance to a lithograph.

Provenance