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With acute powers of observation and artistic innovation, Francisco de Goya captured the soul of the Spanish nation in turmoil, around the dawn of the 19th century. In this complete collection of his 287 etchings and lithographs, we see into the mind of an artist unafraid to navigate the depths of human folly, hypocrisy, violence, and power.The Soul of SpainThe entirety of the artist’s etchings and lithographs collected in one volumeFrancisco de Goya was one of the most innovative peintre-graveurs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, his etchings and lithographs masterpieces of modern printmaking. Trained in Spain and Italy, and appointed First Court Painter to Charles IV early in his career, he brought the sensibilities of the Enlightenment into uneasy dialogue with the brutal realities of his time. Whether working in single sheets, like the harrowing The Garrotted Man or the sublime Seated Giant, or across his celebrated series—the satirical Caprichos, the unflinching Desastres de la Guerra, the dynamic Tauromaquia, and the nightmarish Disparates—Goya chronicled both the spirit and the shadows of a world in upheaval, where the individual was often crushed by violence, superstition, or power. These weren’t just reflections on Spanish society. They were indictments, meditations, and warnings, etched in copperplates. This landmark collection of 287 etchings and lithographs gathers Goya’s complete printed œuvre, including editions produced under his direct supervision, as well as rare state proofs from unpublished series, giving uncommon insight into his restless experimentation and meticulous control over the printmaking process.With a detailed commentary on each image and commanding essays by Jose Manuel Matilla and Anna Reuter, this volume is the culmination of more than two centuries of scholarly research, and is a searing visual narrative. Goya did not simply depict his world. He dissected it, laying bare the eternal tensions between reason and madness, justice and cruelty, hope and despair.

Durante años he trabajado en la dimensión plástica de la penumbra en la que la noche brilla "más cierta que la luz del mediodía". Se trata de una luz que procede de un espacio interior, y no tanto del exterior. Mi trabajo persistente tratando de dibujar esa noche "yo si conocia suficientemente bien a San Juan de la Cruz" podia descansar, tanto entonces como hoy, en aquellos grandes lienzos de Franz Kline. Una noche construida por temblorosos trazos sobre un espacio claro (entorno aereo) que en ocasiones se transmutaba en aire entre las figuras iluminadas. Es una luz que emerge de las sombras, y que tambien quedaba patente en algunos de mis dibujos de Nueva York cuyo origen se situa en las imagenes de las estructuras metalicas de los puentes sobre el East River. Se trataba de un posicionamiento ante las cosas a contraluz, de una cierta "inversion" del mito de la caverna de Platon. Aqui la luz esta de frente, cegadora, pero la presencia de un obstaculo interpuesto permite orientar hacia el foco luminoso la mirada. Hay un horizonte y un obstaculo.

Monografía sobre el artista Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa, que explora su obra desde la perspectiva del conflicto, el mercado y la acción social.