G0036

Comic Bull Fight

Ref Num.:G0036

Details

Date: 1940

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 40.6×54.5cm

Signed: –

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, no. 4.949G

Description

Etching made from a plate that has been varnished several times. The artist has lent dignity to the sinister grace of this spectacle and instead of being exasperated, the bull is annoyed. It is a masterfully executed work.

Provenance

Museum acquisition – 1961

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. 95, plate, p. 179