G0049

The Wind

Ref Num.:G0049

Details

Date: 1916

Typology: Graphic Works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 38x28cm (platemark)

Signed: _

Location

MNAC, Barcelona, no. 5.041

Description

A masterpiece. The whites have a rare luminous quality. Velvety, transparent blacks. A well-balanced composition. The figures seem to be performing a grotesque yet dramatic ballet. Etching in subtle tones. Aquatint produced in six stages.

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. 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. 21, plate 39