Downpour

Ref Num.: G0034

Details

Date: 1934

Typology: Graphic work

Technique: Etching

Dimensions: 19.5×27.5cm (platemark)

Signed: “Nogués” lower right-hand corner

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, no. 27.353

Description

Etching made from a plate that has been varnished several times. Perfectly executed with the right deftness of touch and tones of grey that are hard to achieve. Nogués uses his trademark short and long strokes. Another masterpiece despite its small dimensions.

Provenance

Unknown

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.. 66, plate, p. 125