G0030

The disdainful man

Ref Num.: G0030

Date: 1910

Typology: Graphic works

Technique: Etching and aquatint

Dimensions: 15.5 x 12.5 cm (plate mark)

Signed: –

Barcelona, MNAC, no. 5.021

Etching (two stages) and aquatint (three stages). The quality achieved by the artist in this early work is truly astounding. The man in the foreground with his disdainful air contrasts with the stylised female figures in the background.

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Jaume Pla, Els gravats de Xavier Nogués, Fundació Xavier Nogués, Barcelona, 1960, cat. no. 2, plate p. 3.